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NCT Number: NCT06220344

Honey Dressing - A Preventive Procedure for Post-Surgical Site Infection.

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:

* Do the iodine solutions are enough to counter the infections caused by resistant strains of bacteria? * What is the efficacy and efficiency of honey dressing in wound care?

Participants will be tasked to

* Ensure strict follow-up in the hospital dressing room * Half of the participants will apply common iodine solution dressing and the other half will be applied honey dressing.

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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Key information

Conditions

Wound Infection Infections Surgical Wound Wound Bleeding Wound Dehiscence Wound Surgical Wounds and Injuries

Age range

12 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

Heavy Industry Taxila Hospital

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 407070, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

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:
  • Anemia
  • BMI>30
  • Local Infection in wound area.
  • Venous leg ulcers
  • Diabetes
  • Immunocompromised (Oncological patients)
  • Patient under negative pressure therapy

Treatment and study plan

Honey Dressing

Biological

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

Drug

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.

Other names: Iodine solution dressing

Primary outcomes

  1. Signs of Wound Infection

    Time frame: 3rd day, 7th day, 15th day.

    Presence of exudate, warmth, pus, erythema, dehiscence, contact bleeding, and any systemic sign like fever, rash, and myalgia.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

HITEC-Institute of Medical Sciences

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Honey Dressing - A Preventive Procedure for Post-Surgical Site Infection

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jan 23, 2024
Registry last updated
Jan 25, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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