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Burn Study Results
Compiled from research by Harner
Burn Center
AEA
began working with Dr. John Griswold, Director of Timothy J. Harnar
Burn Center (affiliated with the Texas Tech University Medical Center
in Lubbock) during the first quarter of 1995.
We agreed to a four-six month study to analyze the potentially
effective involvement of emu oil in the healing process of burn
wounds. Healing
burn wounds are painful and pose many difficulties for the recovery
of a burned patient. Inflammation,
lack of moisture, and wound sensitivity are often cited as impediments
to daily activities and therapy.
Current emollients vary in their ability to penetrate skin
and decrease sensitivity and associated pain.
Adequate lubrication aids the healing process by providing
moisture in areas where sebaceous glands are depleted or currently
dysfunctional. Inflammation
is the normal response to healing of a burn wound. This inflammation also causes scar tissue to form.
Approximately 2.5 million people seek medical attention of
burn injuries each year. Virtually
all require some type of lubricant application during their recovery.
This provides a large segment of the population with potential
need for an emu oil product. In
a letter received from Dr. Griswold by the American Emu Association
in January, 1997, he said, “We now have 10 patients with appropriate
wounds who have completed at least initial evaluation of approximately
nine months that could be compared in an treatment/control fashion
in the same patient. This
required wounds that were completely separate in opposite sides
of the body yet in areas that would heal similarly in order to appropriately
compare the emu oil versus a placebo.
Two important results from evaluation of the data are: 1.
Comments from patients almost unanimously favored emu oil
as an end result and during application. 2.
There was a unanimous difference noted in photographs taken
of the wounds as far as reduction in scarring and inflammation done
by three blinded observers as to which was emu and which was a control
wound area. This difference was statistically significant. We
are in the process of providing you more in-depth details as to
the complete study, patient demographics and results.” During
the American Burn Association meeting on March 18-21, 1998, a poster
presentation was made on the completed study.
The presentation was entitled; Evaluation of Emu Oil in Lubrication
and Treatment of Healed Burn Wounds.
Accredited authors were M. Penturf, PhD., RD; S. O’Banion,
RPh; and J. Griswold, MD. The
full and complete abstract presented to the American Burn Association
reads, “Emu oil has been reported to have significant anti-inflammatory
effects, and has been used both in cosmetics and therapeutic vehicles.
This experiment was conducted to evaluate emu oil as a lubricant
as a aid in reducing scar formation in healed burned wounds.
Ten patients were evaluated in a randomized double blind
study for a minimum of 6 months.
Patients served as their own control by utilizing bilateral
wound areas for application of emu oil (New Discoveries, Inc. Florence,
MS) and the placebo lubricant on independent sites respectively
patients were instructed to apply both lotions daily on an as-needed
basis. During scheduled out-patient clinic visited, patients’ wounds
were evaluated by the Vancouver Scar Assessment Scale.
Photos were taken on each clinic visit. Treatment ranged from 195 to 385 days before discontinuation.
LL of the patients were men, ranging in age
from 24-63 years. Per
scar assessment, significant differences were noted in pigmentation
and pliability (p<0.02).
There were no differences noted in vascularity and height
of the healed wound, (=0.08). Pictures were scored by a four person blinded panel on pigmentation,
scar maturation and general health of the skin.
Emu treated areas healed significantly better (p<0.02)
than control in photo analysis. Statistics
were calculated by analysis of variance, means were separated with
the F-protected predicted difference test.
The results of the pilot study are promising, however, additional
research is needed to further elucidate any therapeutic qualities
of the oil.” Now
that the study has been presented in a peer-reviewed context, the
abstract can be cited in research studies.
Proper citation id “Evaluation of Emu Oil In Lubrication
and Treatment of Healed Burn Wounds,”
S. O’Banion, J. Griswold, Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center, Lubbock, Texas; American Burn Association, March 18. M1998.
Chicago, Illinois. In
closing, because the study was thought to be ground breaking at
the time, our expectations were high.
This study now pales in comparison to current experiences
of the benefits of emu oil in wound healing. |
