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Calendula officinalis for faster healing : A study on chest flap donor site area.

Efficacy of wound healing of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap donor site area with and without calendula officinalis 10 percent v/w: A randomized controlled trial. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/088206
Enrollment
40
Registered
2025-06-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: calendula officinalis 10% v/W: Calendula officinalis 10% v/w will be applied twice a day on intervention group from 3rd day as baseline.Patient follow up on 7th day, 9th day and 1 month

Sponsors

DR. D Y Patil dental college and hospital.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age: Adults aged 18 60 years. Diagnosis: Patients undergoing PMMC flap reconstruction following wide local excision of oral cancer Consent: Ability and willingness to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients on immunosuppressive therapy or chemotherapy.Known allergy to calendula. Prior had and neck radiotherapy within 6 months.Severe systemic illness.Concurrent participation in other wound healing studies.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
This study aims to assess and compare the wound healing potential of Calendula officinalis 10% w/w ointment with standard 5% w/w povidone iodine ointment in patients undergoing PMMC flap donor site reconstruction.Timepoint: post operatively 3rd day, 5th day, 9th day and 1month.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
cost-effectiveTimepoint: 4th day, 6th day , 10th day

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Lakshmi Shetty

DR. D Y Patil dental college and hospital, DR. D Y Patil vidyapeeth, pimpri, pune

drlakshmishetty21@gmail.com9673006494

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026