Effect of thyme essential oil on control of pilonidal sinus ulcer infection after surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20161017030336N4

Enrollment

Registered

2018-12-10

Start date

2018-08-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-05-26

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Conditions

Condition 1: Complications of surgical wound. Condition 2: Complications of surgical wound. Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified Infection following a procedure

Interventions

Intervention 1: Washing with normal saline, spraying diluted thyme essential oil spray on the wound, then sterilized gas impregnated with diluted essential oil on the wound and closed with the band. T

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

14 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The patient has a stitched sore Hospitalized or non-hospitalized Age between 14 and 60 years Patients of both sexes Referral preferably in the first 24 hours after surgery Completion of informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Underlying diseases (diabetes, hypoxic and ...) Burns Open wounds bleeding

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Wound surface. Timepoint: In the first 24 hours after surgery to one month. Method of measurement: Patients' wounds are followed for two weeks and at the end of every three days to one month, the wounds of patients are evaluated.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactGhasem Habibi

Arak University of Medical Sciences

ghasemhabibi.chem@gmail.com+98 86 3417 3505

Outcome results

None listed

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