Interventional Study to Describe the Utilization of Foam Dressings in Routine Clinical Practice, for the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Wounds in a Primary Healthcare Center in Italy.

November 3, 2026 updated by: Molnlycke Health Care AB

This study will take place at the primary care center in Milan. Approximately forty outpatients with chronic wounds who are currently treated with a foam dressing will be screened according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Eligible patients will be enrolled and switched to Mepilex® Border Flex. They will then be followed for approximately 4 weeks after the dressing change, in line with routine clinical practice.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Italy
    • Niguarda
      • Milan, Niguarda, Italy, 20162
        • Recruiting
        • Niguarda Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Giovanni Sesana NA MD, PhD, MD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients aged 18 years or older.
  • The patient has been deemed by the HCP to change dressing to Mepilex® Border Flex.
  • Patients with chronic wounds treated with foam dressings, other that Mepilex® Border Flex, according to its intended use at baseline visit for minimum 4 weeks.
  • Patients with an expectation of wound follow-up of at least 4 weeks.
  • Patients agreeing to only have the dressing changed by the HCP.
  • Patients capable of signing the Informed Consent Form and answer the questions being asked.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with any applicable contraindication or sensibilization to any of the dressing compounds
  • Patients with pressure ulcers (PU) stage I, deep tissue injuries or terminal wounds (e.g., fungating wounds)
  • Patients with wounds whose location and/or aetiology requires a dressing change for reasons that are unrelated to the dressing characteristics such as wounds in the sacral area
  • Hospice patients
  • Patients participating in other studies interfering with this study
  • Patients who have been diagnosed as cognitively impaired

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mepilex Border Flex
Device: Mepilex Border Flex

Mepilex® Border Flex is designed for a wide range of exuding wounds such as pressure ulcers, leg and foot ulcers, traumatic wounds (e.g. skin tears) and surgical wounds. Mepilex® Border Flex can also be used on dry/necrotic wounds in combination with gels. Mepilex® Border Flex reduces postoperative blistering and may also be used as part of a prophylactic therapy to help prevent skin damage, e.g. pressure ulcers.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Primary Objective
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at appr 4 weeks

• To describe and explore the impact of the use of Mepilex® Border Flex in terms of number of dressing changes in a clinical practice setting, for the treatment of patients with chronic wounds.
From enrollment to the end of treatment at appr 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Molnlycke Health Care AB

Collaborators

Niguarda Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 13, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 3, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 3, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

November 9, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 9, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 3, 2026

Last Verified

November 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Lagotto

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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