TY - JOUR AU - Tabinda Aqsa,Muhammad Salman Shafique,Usman Qureshi,Mehwish Changeez,Sarosh Afzal Farooqi,Jahangir Sarwar Khan, Tabinda Aqsa,Muhammad Salman Shafique,Usman Qureshi,Mehwish Changeez,Sarosh Afzal Farooqi,Jahangir Sarwar Khan PY - 2019/05/02 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Efficacy of Aloe Vera Cream for Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers JF - Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College JA - JRMC VL - 23 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - UR - http://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1110 SP - AB - <p>Background :To compare the efficacy of aloe vera <br>cream with normal saline dressings for infected <br>diabetic leg ulcers. <br>Methods: In this randomized controlled trial 60 <br>patients with infected ulcers on lower limbs were <br>assigned into 2 groups by random sample collection <br>using lottery method. Patients in Group A received <br>aloe vera dressings and patients in Group B received <br>saline soaked dressings daily and were advised to <br>revisit after 8 days. Wound was assessed on the very <br>first visit and then on the 8th day. Patients were <br>assessed with reference to duration of diabetes, <br>grade of ulcer, body mass index and efficacy of <br>treatment. <br>Results: Out of 60 patients, majority were females <br>(53.33%). The efficacy of AVC (aloe vera) dressing <br>was significantly higher than that of NSD (normal <br>saline dressing). i.e. 100% vs 53.3%. (p-value = 0.000) <br>Similar trend was observed for age, gender, BMI, <br>Grade of ulcer and duration of diabetes (p = &lt; 0.05) <br>except for patients with 11-15 years of diabetes &amp; <br>obesity. <br>Conclusion: Efficacy of Aloe vera is higher as <br>compared to that of NSD for treating diabetic foot <br>ulcers. Added advantage of Aloe vera is its cost <br>effectiveness and minimal side effects.</p> ER -