Honey heals: sweet solution may beat standard ointment for hearing aid skin woes
NCT ID NCT03929224
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether applying medical-grade honey after bone-anchored hearing aid surgery could prevent skin breakdown better than the usual bacitracin ointment. Seventeen adults were randomly assigned to receive either honey or bacitracin for two weeks after surgery. Researchers then compared skin reactions and the need for oral antibiotics over six months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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17 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2018
- Finished
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Sep 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * patients undergoing bone-anchored hearing aid implantation surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * patients who are undergoing revision bone-anchored hearing surgery, history of radiation to the implantation site.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ascension Providence Hospital, Novi Campus
Novi, Michigan, 48374, United States
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