Polyurethane Foam-Pink Pad (RCT) Use in OR

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cardiac Surgery Subjects, Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Pressure Ulcer of Skin, Pressure Ulcer

In brief

King Abdullah medical city has a cardiac center, and a lot of open-heart surgeries are performed there, and both polyurethane foam (pink Pad) and Mepilex dressing are applied to those patients. Therefore, the present study was designed to compare the effects of polyurethane foam (pink Pad) versus Mepilex dressing for prevention of pressure ulcer in operating room.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06790277

Run by

King Abdullah Medical City

People needed

100

Starts

2023-10-10

Expected to finish

2025-10-10

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects ≥ 18.
• Willing to participate.
• Patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
• Patient who is at risk for PU development as measured with Braden scale.
• Patient who has skin intact and having a life expectancy greater than 72 hours as per clinical judgement.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects under 17
• Not consenting to participate
• Patients with suspected hypersensitivity reactions to any of the dressing formulation's ingredients.
• Patients who are unable to continue the study because of death or change in the care setting.

Where it is running

• King Abdulla Medical City in Holy capital — Mecca, Western Reagan, Saudi Arabia (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.