New foam dressing may speed healing of skin graft wounds
NCT ID NCT07257991
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial compares two dressings for the wound left after taking a skin graft: standard paraffin gauze versus a foam soaked in povidone-iodine. Researchers want to see which one helps the wound heal faster, needs fewer changes, and causes less pain. About 82 people having skin grafts will take part, and their donor sites will be checked for up to 14 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- povidone-iodine foam dressing
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that povidone-iodine foam helps donor sites heal faster and with less pain than standard gauze.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 82 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The dressing may not speed healing or could cause irritation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 82 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Undergoing skin graft with donor site size between 25 to 200 cm2 Exclusion Criteria:' * Patients wit history of disease impairing wound healing (Diabetes, Malignancy, Cancer, taking immunosuppressants) * Pregnant or lactating females
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