Tea tree oil (TTO) has been recognized for its effectiveness in treating infected burns, insect bites, and promoting wound healing. This clinical study aimed to compare the impact of Tea tree oil dressings versus conventional ones in the healing process of second degree burns wounds.
This quasi-experimental comparative controlled clinical trial was conducted at the Burn Unit of Ras-Elteen General Hospital in Alexandria, Egypt. A purposive sample of 30 adult patients with second-degree burns on the chest, abdomen, upper limbs (excluding hands), and lower limbs (excluding feet) was enrolled from the Emergency and Outpatient Departments. Participants were sequentially assigned to two equal groups: Control group (n=15): Received conventional dressings (sterile gauze with silver sulfadiazine). Study group (n=15): Received topical 10% tea tree oil (TTO) ointment applied directly to wounds.Wounds were cleansed with sterile normal saline (0.9%), and non-viable tissue was debrided. Dressings were changed every other day unless soiled or damp. Burns near joints were maintained in functional positions.Wound assessment was performed on days 7, 14, and 21 post-treatment
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Petrolatum (petroleum jelly) was sterilized in the oven at 160°C for 90 min, then The ointment was prepared as 10% .
Ras Eltin Hospital
Alexandria, Egypt
morphological wound changes
assessment of: wound bed, wound margin: color, size, depth, presence of exudates: its amount, color, odor, and type, or scare, edema and granulation tissue formation; in addition to assessment of the wound's surrounding skin condition for: erythema, hotness, tenderness, swelling, separation of deep tissues, fever and peri-wound skin laceration. Each item was rated to score on 2 points Likert scale: 0 = not present and 1= Present. A total score of every patient in both groups was summed up and converted into percent score. to desribe wound healing process as ; complete healing: ; Partial healing: and No healing: where higher percent represent better healing
Time frame: 3 weeks
Local infection scoring system
Local infection scoring system was recorded as: 0= Absence of infection. 1= Presence of local signs of wound infection (redness, hotness, tenderness, purulent discharge and swelling)2 = Presence of systemic wound infection signs (fever, elevated WBCs, ESR and elevated CRP)
Time frame: 3 weeks
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