Comparing Aloe Vera Gel and Rosemary Oil in Pressure Injury Prevention

Официальное название

A Randomized Prospective Clinical Study on the Effect of Aloe Vera Gel and Rosmery Oil for Skin Ulcer Protection in Orthopedic Wards

Обзор

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.

Подробное описание

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.

Вмешательства

• Комбинированный продукт 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
• Комбинированный продукт 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
• Комбинированный продукт 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

Первичные конечные точки

• incidence of stage 1 pressure ulcers [Срок оценки: 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 [Срок оценки: 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 [Срок оценки: 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 [Срок оценки: will be measured at baseline and at the end of the study (after 10 days)]
• change in pain level at pressure points [Срок оценки: will be measured at baseline and at the end of the study (after 10 days)]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• 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

Критерии исключения

• 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.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Нет

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Тройное слепое

Основная цель

Профилактика

Центры проведения

Египет · 1 центр

• Faculty of Nursing Mansoura University — Al Mansurah

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT05578638 · mans u

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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