Manuka Honey and Improved Symptom Severity

• A randomized placebo-controlled trial of manuka honey for radiation-induced oral mucositis.

  • 2013-11-13
  • RCT · n = 81
  • Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 22(3)
  • • Philippa Hawley
    • Allan Hovan
    • Colleen E McGahan
    • Deborah Saunders

  • PubMed: 24221577
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-2031-0

  5 Insights on

  • Improved Symptom Severity

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  There was no statistically significant difference between the honey and placebo arms in any of the outcome indicators.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  5 ml four times a day