Status:
COMPLETED
Reference Nurse Program for Pressure Ulcers in Primary Care
Lead Sponsor:
Basque Health Service
Conditions:
Pressure Ulcers
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-90 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Introduction: Pressure ulcers (PU) are the most common chronic wounds in all levels of care in health centers. The chronic wound care by skilled personnel is key to healing and management of these inj...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- New cases of PU in Stage II-III, treated by the same nurse over time at patient's home. (Stage II: Partial loss of skin thickness that affects the epidermis, dermis, or both. Ulcer surface that looks like abrasion, blister, or shallow crater; Stage III: Full thickness loss of skin involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue that may extend down to but not through the underlying fascia)
Exclusion
- Patients with chronic wounds that are not PU
- PU in patients with plastic surgery
- Patients who move periodically
- Patients requiring hospitalization during follow-up
- Patients in which nurse is expected to be changed during follow-up
- Terminal patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
58 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01877681
Start Date
October 1 2012
End Date
September 1 2014
Last Update
April 16 2015
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