Wounds
Conditions
Interventions
Honey dressing group:Apply honey directly to the wound bed or immerse it in sterile gauze and fix it with a non-adhesive secondary dressing.
Normal saline dressing group:Dressing with normal saline
Sponsors
Sandeman Provincial Hospital, BUMHS Quetta
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients must be 12 years of age or older at the time of enrollment. 2. Presence of an open wound requiring management by secondary intention or preparation for delayed closure/skin grafting. 3. The wound must have a surface area of >=10cm^2 to ensure accurate measurement of healing time and cost-effectiveness. 4. Patient (or legally authorized representative) must provide written informed consent to participate in the study. 5. Patient is expected to remain hospitalized or available for follow-up at the hospital for the necessary period to assess the primary outcome (wound healing) and is compliant with the dressing protocol.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Wounds due to thermal burns or chronic pressure ulcers of Grade III or IV severity. 2. Patients who are severely Immunocompromised (e.g., undergoing active chemotherapy, advanced HIV, or high-dose chronic immunosuppressive therapy). 3. Patients with uncompensated severe Malnutrition (e.g., serum albumin < 2.5g/dL or severe Anemia (Hemoglobin < 8 g/dL). 4. Wounds currently receiving or planned to receive Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT). 5. Wounds that are clean and closed primarily in the operating room. 6. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to honey or any dressing components. 7. Patients with a life expectancy of less than 6 months due to underlying non-surgical pathology.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to complete wound healing (days);Total treatment cost (PKR); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to clean wound bed (days);Bacterial clearance rate;Pain score during dressing change; | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sana Babar
Sandeman Provincial Hospital, BUMHS Quetta
Outcome results
None listed