NCT05578638

Comparing Aloe Vera Gel and Rosemary Oil in Pressure Injury Prevention

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

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 128 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mansoura University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Pressure Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	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
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	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
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	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

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-01
• Primary completion: 2024-04-30
• Completion: 2024-12-01
• First posted: 2022-10-13
• Last updated: 2024-09-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt