A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Honey Dressing and Iodine Dressing in Wound Infection, Wound Dehiscence and Wound Bleeding, sponsored by HITEC-Institute of Medical Sciences. Completed at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-25.
Sponsored by HITEC-Institute of Medical Sciences · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Prevention
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the wound healing in the participants who underwent the clean surgical procedure, by applying honey dressing and common Iodine solution dressing, participants will have no other co-morbidities like Diabetes, Anemia, etc. which can make the results biased. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Participants will be tasked to
Researchers will compare Iodine dressing (Control group) with Honey dressing (Experimental group) to see if Honey dressing is better in the prevention of post-surgery wound infection and if it is cost-efficient and its efficacy.
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Patients with sterile/clean post-surgical wounds are admitted in general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic, and gynecology wards and require follow-up dressings.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with:
Participants will get honey dressings in their follow-up visits to the dressing room.
Biological: Honey Dressing
Participants will get iodine solution dressings in their follow-up visits to the dressing room.
Drug: Iodine Dressing
Honey Dressing will be applied from the 1st Post-Op day till the fully healed wound, which is described as no dehiscence, no exudate, no warmth, and sutures removed.
Iodine Dressing will be applied from the 1st Post-Op day till the fully healed wound, which is described as no dehiscence, no exudate, no warmth, and sutures removed.
Also known as: Iodine solution dressing
Signs of Wound Infection
Presence of exudate, warmth, pus, erythema, dehiscence, contact bleeding, and any systemic sign like fever, rash, and myalgia.
Time frame: 3rd day, 7th day, 15th day.
Plan to share: No
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