Status:

COMPLETED

Alternating Pressure Overlay on Weight Bearing Tissue Tolerance in People With Spinal Cord Injury

Lead Sponsor:

University of Illinois at Chicago

Collaborating Sponsors:

Dabir Surfaces Inc

Conditions:

Spinal Cord Injuries

Pressure Ulcer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test if the newly-developed Dabir alternating pressure (AP) overlay could be beneficial to preventing skin damage during daily activities, such as lying in bed. Specifi...

Detailed Description

Tissue ischemia is one of the main etiologies of pressure injury. It is inevitable during bed-ridden and wheelchair bound conditions, such as spinal cord injury (SCI), or prolonged surgery procedure i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • have had spinal cord injury for more than one year
  • have injury level at T10 or above
  • not ambulatory and use a wheelchair for mobility
  • none smokers or able to refrain from smoking four hours prior to and during the study

Exclusion

  • current pressure ulcer
  • history of diabetes mellitus
  • history of cardiovascular diseases
  • history of hypertension
  • history of pulmonary diseases
  • pregnant women (based on a positive pregnancy test)
  • Non-English speakers

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 12 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03317288

Start Date

May 12 2017

End Date

March 31 2019

Last Update

June 9 2021

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University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612