Medical Honey for Wound Treatment in Intensive Care. (MICARéa) Randomized, Controlled, Single-center Pilot Study.

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, ANGERS · Nov 20, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called MICARéa, is investigating the use of medical honey for treating wounds in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Researchers want to see if honey can help wounds heal better and reduce pain compared to traditional wound care methods. Patients eligible for this study are those in the surgical ICU at CHU Angers who have at least one wound that is at least 4 cm² and has been present for less than 8 days. They also need to give consent for their participation, either themselves or through a family member.

If you or a loved one participates in this trial, you will receive either honey treatment (Activon®) or standard wound care, and the doctors will check how much your wound improves after 15 days. This study is important because it aims to find a simpler and possibly more effective option for managing wounds in critically ill patients, who often face challenges in wound healing. Please note that some individuals, such as those with certain allergies or severe health conditions, may not be eligible for this trial.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Hospitalization in surgical intensive care unit A -USC PTO CHU ANGERS
• • Informed consent signed by patient or relative (or emergency inclusion procedure)
• • Patient with one or more wounds ≥ 4 cm2, evolving for less than 8 days, including: stage 2, 3, 4 pressure sores, lacerations, ulcers, dermabrasions and scar disunions.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with honey intolerance/allergy to bee stings
• • Patients with wounds lasting more than 8 days
• • Patient with a bleeding wound,
• • Patient with a tunneled wound
• • Patients with chronic dermatoses
• • Patient with an estimated life expectancy \< 15 days
• • Expected discharge ≤48 hours.
• • No affiliation to a French social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme.
• • Pregnant, breast-feeding or parturient woman
• • Person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
• • Person subject to a legal protection measure