Effectiveness of a Combined Aloe Vera-Peppermint Gel on Prevention Pressure Injuries Among Intensive Care Unit Patients
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: combined Aloe Vera-Peppermint gel.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pressure Injury. Basic parameters: from 18 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
- Iraq
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effectiveness of a Combined Aloe Vera-Peppermint Gel on Prevention Pressure Injuries Among Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The goal of this clinical trails is to learn if a combined Aloe Vera-Peppermint gel work to prevent pressure injuries (bedsores) in ICU patients. Does applying this natural gel reduce the incidence of pressure injuries compared to standard care? participants will be randomly assigned to either receive the gel application (Aloe Vera-Peppermint gel) or the standard hospital nursing care.
Interventions
- Combination product combined Aloe Vera-Peppermint gel
Topical gel containing a combination of natural Aloe vera extract and peppermint oil. The intervention involves applying a thin layer of the gel to pressure-prone areas such as the sacrum and heels to prevent the development of pressure injuries. The application is performed twice daily during the patient's stay in the ICU.
Primary outcome measures
- incidence of pressure injuries [Time frame: From the date of ICU admission until 10 days]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- ICU patients aged 18 years or older.
- Admission to the ICU without pressure injury according to the NPUAP scale on the first day of hospitalization.
- Unconsciousness, being under sedation or assisted ventilation.
- Patients that are at risk of moderate to severe PIs according to Braden scoring tool and scored less than 13-14.
- No Diarrhea, serum Albumin level below 3.5 g/dl, no edema.
- No limit of changes in body position with multiple injuries.
- Family consent to participate in the study.
- The patient has no history of autoimmune diseases, renal failure, or diabetes, does not use immunosuppressive medications, and has no evidence of vascular disease.
- All patients receiving standardized care (repositioning and pressure-relieving mattress).
Exclusion criteria
- Family's unwillingness for the patient to continue participation
- Sensitivity to Aloe Vera-Peppermint Gel after use on a patient's forearm (area of 2 × 2 cm) and this area was evaluated for the presence of redness, swelling and warmth within 45 min.
- Spinal cord injury cases
- death or patient transmission in less than 48 hrs. after admission to the ICU.
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
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Iraq · 1 center
- Baqubah Teaching Hospital — Baqubah
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07537101 · 94