Status:

COMPLETED

Effectiveness of Two Silicone Dressings for Sacral and Heel Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Lead Sponsor:

PD Dr. Jan Kottner

Conditions:

Pressure Ulcer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of preventive dressings for pressure ulcer prevention.

Detailed Description

Patients of intensive acute care and residents of institutional long-term care facilities are at high risk for developing pressure ulcers (PUs). PU standard prevention includes repositioning, early mo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Major trauma patients and/or critically ill patients (e.g. with cardiac arrest) admitted to the emergency department and being transferred and/or admitted directly to a surgical or internal ICU
  • Being at "high" or "very high" PU risk according to the Charité PU prevention standard:
  • \- Category 3 (= partly care dependent/limited mobility in bed), 4A (= care depended, limited mobility in bed), 4B (= totally immobile) according to the Jones classification modified by Charité
  • Expected minimum length of stay at least three days
  • Informed consent (or by legal representative)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2015

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 1 2018

    Estimated Enrollment :

    475 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT02295735

    Start Date

    June 1 2015

    End Date

    July 1 2018

    Last Update

    July 2 2020

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    Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, Germany, 10117

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