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.
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.
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.
Ali Abd-Alredha Hussein
Lead sponsor
University of Baghdad
Sponsor institution