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- Title
Comparison of the effectiveness of Aloe Vera gel with 2% Nitrofurazone ointment on the healing of superficial partial-thickness burns: A randomized clinical trial study.
- Authors
Irani, Parichehr Sabaghzadeh; Ranjbar, Hadi; Varaei, Shokoh; Bostani, Sanaz; Akbari, Omalbanin; Askarymahani, Maryam
- Abstract
Background & Aim: Routine treatment of burn injuries is dressing with Nitrofurazone ointment. It has several complications, including sensitivity. Aloe Vera is a traditional treatment for wound healing. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Aloe Vera gel with Nitrofurazone ointment in the healing of superficial partial-thickness burns. Methods & Materials: The present study was a split body controlled clinical trial which was carried out on 30 patients with superficial partial-thickness burns. The study was conducted in the Shafa Hospital in Kerman, Iran, in 2016. The sample was recruited from patients who had at least two burns, each burn on an alternate side of the body. On their burns, samples were allocated to two groups that received Aloe Vera gel or 2% Nitrofurazone ointment. Bates-Jensen Wound assessment tool was used to evaluate the healing of burns. Statistical analysis was conducted by SPSS-16 and using the repeated measure ANOVA. Results: The repeated measure ANOVA showed that there was a significant change in the score of BWAT in all areas during the intervention period (p=0.001), but the trend of healing in the two groups during the intervention period was not significantly different (p=0.098). Conclusion: Based on this study, it looks like Aloe vera gel is as effective as 2% Nitrofurazone ointment in healing wounds.
- Subjects
IRAN; WOUND healing; TRAUMATOLOGY diagnosis; ANALYSIS of variance; BURNS &; scalds; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; OCCLUSIVE surgical dressings; TREATMENT effectiveness; ALOE; NITROFURANS; PHARMACEUTICAL gels; RESEARCH funding; REPEATED measures design; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; OINTMENTS; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software; WOUND care
- Publication
Nursing Practice Today, 2022, Vol 9, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
2383-1154
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18502/npt.v9i1.7320