Tape test: researchers check which bandages stick best
NCT ID NCT07136870
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study will test how strongly different medical tapes stick to people's skin over 24 hours. About 48 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 70 will take part. The goal is to set up a new method for measuring tape adhesion at the study site.
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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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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 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: * The participants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to participate in the investigation: 1. Written informed consent to participate in the study. 2. Willingness to actively participate in the study and to come to the scheduled visits. 3. Female and/or male. 4. From 18 to 70 years of age. 5. Minimal hairiness on the back (the test area) Exclusion Criteria: * Participants meeting any of the following criteria will not be permitted to participate in the investigation: 1. Female participants: Pregnancy or lactation. 2. Drug or alcohol addiction. 3. AIDS, HIV-positive or infectious hepatitis. 4. Conditions which exclude a participation or might influence the test reaction/evaluation. 5. Participation or being in the waiting period after participation in cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical studies pertaining to the test area. 6. Cancer not being diagnosed as cured and requiring chemotherapy, irradiation and/or hormonal treatment within the last 2 years. 7. Diabetes mellitus (type 1 and 2). 8. One of the following illnesses with reduced physical capability/fitness: asthma (symptom-free allergic asthma is not an exclusion criterion), hypertension, cardiovascular diseases. 9. Active skin disease at the test area. 10. Documented allergies to dressings in particular with acrylates and natural rubber (latex). 11. Wounds, moles, tattoos, scars, irritated skin at the test area that could influence the investigation. 12. Any topical medication at the test area within the last 24 hours prior to the start of the study and/or throughout the entire course of the study. 13. Application of cosmetics (e.g. creams, lotions, sunscreens) to the test area within the last 3 days prior to start of the study. 14. Showering at the day of study start.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Essity Study Site
Mölndal, VGR, 43131, Sweden