New Mexico Honey Wound Treatment Research Study

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

In a time of emerging bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, honey offers an alternative that has potential to reduce the heavy reliance on pharmaceutical antibiotics. We will be evaluating the effectiveness of a locally produced New Mexico Honey against the standard of care Bactrim antibiotic on Community Acquired MRSA.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: R. Stephen Rankin, M.D.
• Treatments: Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients 16 years of age or older

• Abscess less than or equal to 6 cm in diameter on the extremity or trunk requiring incision and drainage

• Patient willing to try honey prepared dressing

• Patient able to return to office each day for 7 days for evaluation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under the age of 16

• Abscess of face, scalp or genitals

• Diagnosed as a diabetic

• Allergic to bee pollen, honey or sulfa antibiotics

• Diagnosed with peripheral vascular disease

• Patient acknowledgement of current drug or alcohol abuse