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Cochrane Fellowship to study the effects of Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifibales on Chronic Pain
Dr Adele Boyd, a research associate in the Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Centre, School of Health Sciences at the University of Ulster, has recently been awarded a Health and Social Care Research and Development Cochrane Fellowship to study the effects of Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifibales on Chronic Pain in Adults with the support of Professor Suzanne McDonough. This funding was awarded by the Health and Social Care Research and Development Division of the Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland).
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| Dr Adele Boyd (left) with Professor Suzanne McDonough |
Dr Boyd said “Avocado-Soybean Unsaponifiables, when given as a mixture of one-third avocado oil and two-thirds soybean oil, have shown promising results in patients with osteoarthritis with the potential to have symptom modifying effects in other chronic pain conditions. Population based surveys have shown that people with chronic pain are likely to try herbal treatments and it is therefore important to determine the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines in the treatment of such conditions.”
This award allows the fellow protected time for up to two days per week for two years to systematically review the effects of healthcare interventions and make them ready for publication in the Cochrane library. Co-authors of the review include Professor Suzanne McDonough, Dr Chris Bleakley and Dr Mary Hannon-Fletcher of the School of Health Sciences and Dr Chris Gill of the Northern Ireland Centre for Food & Health. Other co-reviewers include Professor Deirdre Hurley of University College Dublin.
The review is due to be completed in December 2013.