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
Active Locations (1)
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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612