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Published in: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research article

The effects of Alkanna tinctoria Tausch on split-thickness skin graft donor site management: a randomized, blinded placebo-controlled trial

Authors: Aliasghar Kheiri, Shahideh Amini, Abbas Norouzi Javidan, Mohammad Mehdi Saghafi, Ghasemali Khorasani

Published in: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted to compare the healing effectiveness of Alkanna tinctoria (L.) Tausch (Boraginaceae) with standard dressing on wound healing at the donor site after removal of the skin graft.

Methods

Enrolled patients were randomly allocated to receive topicalA. tinctoria extract ointment (20%) or standard dressing (dressing with base ointment) daily. Wound healing was assessed using the Bates-Jenson assessment tool at the 2nd and 4th weeks after intervention.

Results

Decreases in wound score were significantly greater in the A. tinctoria group compared with the placebo group (P <0.05). The surface areas of graft donor sites in the A. tinctoria group were significantly reduced as compared with the control group at day 28 of the intervention (P < 0.05). The proportion of patients in the A. tinctoria group achieving complete wound healing within 2 to 4 weeks was 50% and 96.66%, respectively, significantly higher than in patients receiving standard care: 0% and 23.3%, respectively.

Conclusions

This clinical study showed that A. tinctoria dressing accelerates wound healing after graft harvesting.

Trial registration

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Metadata
Title
The effects of Alkanna tinctoria Tausch on split-thickness skin graft donor site management: a randomized, blinded placebo-controlled trial
Authors
Aliasghar Kheiri
Shahideh Amini
Abbas Norouzi Javidan
Mohammad Mehdi Saghafi
Ghasemali Khorasani
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2662-7671
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-017-1741-0

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