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CompletedNCT05499104Updated Aug 12, 2022

A Trial Comparing a Cellulose Dressing to Two Standard of Care Dressings in Treating Split Thickness Donor Sites in Burn and Wound Patients.

A Phase 3 interventional study of NovaDress and Mepilex Ag in Donor Sites, Wound Heal and Wound Drainage, sponsored by Joseph M. Still Research Foundation, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-08-12.

Sponsored by Joseph M. Still Research Foundation, Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Jan 2022, 4 years 8 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
93
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a three arm study, comparing the Novadress, Mepilex Ag, and Xeroform Occlusive dressings for healing, drainage, and pain management. NovaDress is constructed of pure cellulose derived from tree pulp. Mepilex Ag is a antimicrobial foam dressing that absorbs low to moderate exudate and maintains a moist wound environment. Xeroform Occlusive Dressing is a fine-mesh gauze impregnated with a petrolatum blend, 3% bismuth tribromophenate.

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Conditions studied

  • Donor Sites
  • Wound Heal
  • Wound Drainage
  • Pain Management

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In context

Wounds and Injuries

5,056 studies on the registry are indexed under Wounds and Injuries; 861 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 93 is above the median of 52 across 3,239 interventional studies indexed under Wounds and Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

Joseph M. Still Research Foundation, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Is ≥18 years of age.
  • Has been admitted to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital Augusta or The Advanced Wound Clinic, needing a split-thickness skin graft and will undergo a subsequent donor site harvest.
  • Subject is able to provide informed consent.
  • Has a negative urine or serum pregnancy test at screening (if female and has potential for pregnancy) if available or if stated by patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has a Baux Score of ≥130.
  • Subject is intubated, unable to state pain levels.
  • Has active diagnosis of any autoimmune process, cancer, or organ failure that in the opinion of the investigator would prevent the subject from successfully participating in the study,
  • Has coagulopathy that in the opinion of the investigator, would place subject at an increased risk for bleeding.
  • Vulnerable subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, present with poor skin integrity (i.e. Elderly), is a prisoner, non-English speaking, or is without means of follow-up or return to clinic (i.e. homeless).
  • Is pregnant, plans to become pregnant, or is actively breastfeeding.
  • Active illicit drug use.
  • Is moribund, or in the opinion of the investigator is not expected to survive.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
93 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Mepilex Ag

    patient will receive Mepilex Ag for their site, standard of care to be followed.

    Device: Mepilex Ag

  • Active comparator
    Xeroform

    patient will receive Xeroform for their site, standard of care to be followed.

    Device: Xeroform

  • Experimental
    NovaDress

    patient will receive NovaDress for their site, standard of care to be followed.

    Device: NovaDress

Interventions

  • DeviceNovaDress

    NovaDress is constructed of pure cellulose derived from tree pulp. The tree pulp is reconstructed into hydrated sheets wrapped in nonwoven viscose and irradiated.

  • DeviceMepilex Ag

    Mepilex Ag is an antimicrobial foam dressing that absorbs low to moderate exudate and maintains a moist wound environment.

  • DeviceXeroform

    Xeroform® Occlusive Dressing (XF) is a fine-mesh gauze impregnated with a petrolatum blend, 3% bismuth tribromophenate.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain and Healing

    To compare and healing (defined as \>95% epithelization) at the study donor sites treated with a cellulose dressing to two standard of care dressings- an antimicrobial foam dressing and a bacteriostatic petrolatum based gauze dressing.

    Time frame: 14 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Absorbent ability

    Ability of dressing to absorb exudate measured by staff satisfaction survey

    Time frame: 14 days

  2. Conformability

    Ability of dressing to maintain shape measured by staff satisfaction survey

    Time frame: 14 days

  3. Adherence

    Ability of dressing to remain fixed in place measured by staff satisfaction survey

    Time frame: 14 days

  4. Management of bloody exudate

    Ability of dressing to absorb bloody exudate measured by staff satisfaction survey

    Time frame: 14 days

  5. Ease of removal

    Ability of dressing to be removed in an atraumatic fashion measured by staff satisfaction survey

    Time frame: 14 days

  6. Cost

    Average cost incurred by the patient for donor site dressings measured by staff satisfaction survey

    Time frame: 14 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Joseph M. Still Research Foundation
    Augusta, Georgia 30909, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 12, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05499104
Lead sponsor
Joseph M. Still Research Foundation, Inc.
Collaborators
Innovatech Engineering, LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 12, 2022
Start date
Jul 16, 2021
Primary completion
Jan 24, 2022
Completion
Feb 4, 2022
Last update
Aug 12, 2022

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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