Comparing Aloe Vera Gel and Rosemary Oil in Pressure Injury Prevention
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Aloe Vera rosemary tropical application, aloevera tropical application, rosemary tropicalapplication.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pressure Injury. Basic parameters: 18 years — 60 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
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Official title
A Randomized Prospective Clinical Study on the Effect of Aloe Vera Gel and Rosmery Oil for Skin Ulcer Protection in Orthopedic Wards
Overview
Most patients admitted to the orthopedic ward are at risk of developing pressure ulcers. Today, the tendency to use medicinal herbs in pressure ulcer treatment has increased due to the variety of effective compounds and their fewer side effects.
Detailed description
Aloe Vera is medicinal plant that has been used to treat skin problems since 1500 BC Many studies have shown that using Aloe Vera to treat various wounds such as psoriasis, mouth ulcers, diabetic ulcers herpes and bed sores has had positive effects. in addition, Rosemary has therapeutic properties and has been used in the folk medicine, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries, mainly for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and vasodilatation properties, which are attributed to the presence of carnosol/carnosic and ursolic acids. Besides it therapeutic uses, rosemary has potential applications in cosmetic formulations and in the treatment of pathological and non-pathological conditions, such as cellulite, alopecia, ultraviolet damage, and aging.
Interventions
- Combination product Aloe Vera rosemary tropical application
10 ml of the Aloe Vera rosemary spray will be rubbed two times per day during the skin care on the areas at risk for PIs, including the patient's sacrum area, hip areas and heels area. This action will continue for 10 days - Combination product aloevera tropical application
10 ml of the Aloe Vera spray will be rubbed two times per day during the skin care on the areas at risk for PIs, including the patient's sacrum area, hip areas and heels area. This action will continue for 10 days - Combination product rosemary tropicalapplication
10 ml of the rosemary spray will be rubbed two times per day during the skin care on the areas at risk for PIs, including the patient's sacrum area, hip areas and heels area. This action will continue for 10 days
Primary outcome measures
- incidence of stage 1 pressure ulcers [Time frame: Before applying sprays, Patients will be evaluated by pairs of observers (trained nurse and specialist) at 9:00 am for the presence of PIs at third day, after intervention]
- incidence of stage 1 pressure ulcers [Time frame: Before applying sprays, Patients will be evaluated by pairs of observers (trained nurse and specialist) at 9:00 am for the presence of PIs at seventh day, after intervention]
- incidence of stage 1 pressure ulcers [Time frame: Before applying sprays, Patients will be evaluated by pairs of observers (trained nurse and specialist) at 9:00 am for the presence of PIs at the tenth day, after intervention]
- change in skin temperature at pressure points [Time frame: will be measured at baseline and at the end of the study (after 10 days)]
- change in pain level at pressure points [Time frame: will be measured at baseline and at the end of the study (after 10 days)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- willingness to participate in research, lack of skin diseases (such as psoriasis, fungal illness, freckles), patients that are at risk of moderate to severe bedsores according to nursing diagnosis and Braden scoring tool and scored less than 13-14; the absence of PI on admission; the probability of length of stay should be above 10 days
Exclusion criteria
- a decrease in hemoglobin levels during the study to lower than 12 in men and less than 10 mg/dl in women, anemia, hyperthermia during the study and sensitivity to Aloe Vera or Rosemary.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Faculty of Nursing Mansoura University — Al Mansurah
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05578638 · mans u