The efficacy of topical royal jelly on healing of diabetic foot ulcers: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial
Siavash M, Shokri S, Haghighi S, Shahtalebi MA, Farajzadehgan Z
Published in International Wound Journal
Methodology
Double-blind placebo-controlled trial randomizing 64 diabetic foot ulcers in 25 patients to 5% sterile topical royal jelly or placebo alongside standard offloading, infection control and debridement, followed for three months or until healing
Key Findings
Topical royal jelly did not produce a clear advantage over placebo for diabetic foot ulcer healing.
Conclusions
Topical use is unsupported and is unrelated to oral supplement claims.
Limitations
Small patient number with clustered ulcers; single centre; topical route.
Supplements Studied
Then, all ulcers were randomly selected to receive either 5% sterile topical RJ or placebo on their total surface area.
Study Details
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Disclosures
Funding
Not reported
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