Comparing Aloe Vera Gel and Rosemary Oil in Pressure Injury Prevention
ConditionPressure Injury
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorMansoura University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Aloe Vera rosemary tropical application
- aloevera tropical application
- rosemary tropicalapplication
Treatment groups
128 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov