Polyurethane Foam-Pink Pad (RCT) Use in OR
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorKing Abdullah Medical City
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Subjects ≥ 18.
Willing to participate.
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Patient who is at risk for PU development as measured with Braden scale.
Disqualifiers
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.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Mepilex Border Sacrum dressings
- Polyurethane foams (Pink Pad)
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov