RecruitingNot Applicable

Polyurethane Foam-Pink Pad (RCT) Use in OR

Saudi Arabia100 participantsStarted 2023-10-10

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * 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.

What they're measuring

Pressure ulcer incidence

Timeframe: 7 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06790277

SponsorKing Abdullah Medical City

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-10-10

Contact for this trial

Wedian O. Almowallad / Head of Clinical Trial Department, Master

012 5549999 Almwlld.W@kamc.med.sa

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