Refer to figure 1$1$.Sticking
Sticking to the convention (counterclockwise is positive) the differential equation for a physical pendulum is I*D^2(θ) =-mgdsin(θ)$$I\cdot D^2(θ) =-mgd\sin(θ)$$ since the torque of the gravity force is clockwise, so it has a negative sign in front which with the small angle approx becomes D^2(θ) + (mgd/I)θ = 0$$D^2(θ) + (mgd/I)θ = 0,$$ where I$I$ is the moment of inertia and d, $d$ is the distantedistance to the center of mass, and D^2$D^2$ is the second derivative with rispectrespect to time.
No problem there, now referingreferring to figure 2 I$2$.
I want to find the equation using clockwise as positive I*D^2(θ) = mgdsin(θ) ,$$I*D^2(θ) = mgd\sin(θ),$$ now the torque has athe positive sign, but something must be wrong, because this lead to the equation: D^2(θ) - (mgd/I)θ = 0,$$D^2(θ) - (mgd/I)θ = 0,$$ whose solution won't be the same as in the previous case ,I.
I guess I have to put a "“-"” in front of D^2(θ) $D^2(θ)$, but I don't know how to justify it.