Beta
15864

Therapeutic Efficacy of Conventional Treatment Combined with Manuka Honey in the Treatment of Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Randomized Controlled Study

Article

Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Background and aim of the work: Foot ulcers are a major problem of diabetes for which conventional treatment modalities alone have had limited success in promoting complete wound closure; however, there are large amounts of evidences that exist for the effectiveness of manuka honey as a wound dressing especially in diabetic foot. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of Manuka honey combined with conventional modalities to that of conventional treatment alone in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective double-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted at the King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Fifty-nine patients, enrolled from January 2011 to January 2013, were randomized to receive conventional treatment plus manukahoney impregnated dressings (honey treatment group) or conventional treatment alone (control group). Outcomes were; time to eradicate infection, length of hospital stay, percentage of completely healed ulcers after six weeks and six months. Results: The mean time to eradicate infection and the hospital stay were significantly reduced in the honey treatment group compared to control group (51.1% and 53.8% respectively, P<0.05). Percentages of ulcers that were completely healed were significantly greater in the honey group than the control group, at six weeks (61.3% vs. 11.5%; P <0.05) and at six months (87.1% vs. 42.3%; P<0.05). There were less toe amputations in the honey-treated group (9.7% vs. 34.6%; P<0.05). Conclusion: Combination of conventional treatment with manuka honey impregnated dressings is superior to conventional treatment alone in controlling wound infection, promoting the complete healing of diabetic foot ulcers, and decreasing the rate of minor amputations.  

DOI

10.12816/0001668

Keywords

Manuka, Honey, Diabetic foot, Taif, Saudi Arabia

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Al Saeed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Taif University and Head of Surgical Department of king Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia

Email

alsaeed@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

53

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

3415

Issue Date

2013-10-01

Receive Date

2018-10-04

Publish Date

2013-10-01

Page Start

1,064

Page End

1,071

Print ISSN

1687-2002

Online ISSN

2090-7125

Link

https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/article_15864.html

Detail API

https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=15864

Order

33

Type

Original Article

Type Code

606

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

Publication Link

https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Therapeutic Efficacy of Conventional Treatment Combined with Manuka Honey in the Treatment of Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Randomized Controlled Study

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023