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Evaluate the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Community-based Care Bundle in Managing and Preventing Pressure Injuries
Led by Singapore General Hospital · Updated on 2026-04-29
216
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
131 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
S
Singapore General Hospital
Lead Sponsor
D
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Community-acquired pressure injuries are pressure injuries that developed outside of hospital, typically in the patient's own home environment. Pressure injuries (PI) used to be commonly known as bedsores or pressure ulcers. The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if a community-based pressure injury (PI) care bundle is effective in treating and preventing pressure injuries in home settings. It will also assess how feasible it is to implement this care bundle in Singapore's community care context. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the PI care bundle help improve pressure injury healing (shown by at least a 3-point reduction on the PUSH score)? 2. Can the care bundle prevent the development of new pressure injuries? 3. How well do caregivers learn and apply PI care knowledge after receiving the educational intervention? 4. How practical and acceptable is this care bundle for use in home settings? The investigators will compare the PI care bundle to routine care (control group) to see if the care bundle works better for managing pressure injuries at home. Success will be measured using the PUSH tool, which scores pressure injuries from 0 (completely healed) to 17 (most severe). A reduction of at least 3 points on this scale will indicate meaningful improvement. Participants and their caregivers will: Be split into two groups - one group will use the new care plan (receive the PI care bundle), and the other will continue with their routine care. Have their pressure injuries checked regularly for 6 weeks. Have their caregivers learn about pressure injury care. Answer questions about how well the care plan works for them. The investigator hopes this study will help find better ways to treat or prevent pressure injuries at home and support the caregivers at home.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluate the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Community-based Care Bundle in Managing and Preventing Pressure Injuries
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult patients discharged from SGH with existing pressure injuries of any stage on any body part
- Have a family caregiver or foreign domestic helper managing the pressure injury at home
- Patients will be discharged to their home
- Living within the SGH nursing community zones
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous or existing participation in this trial
- Palliative or dying patients
- Planned discharge to a nursing home or another hospital
- Receiving mobile inpatient care@home service
- Patient or next-of-kin who refused to participate
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore, 168582
Actively Recruiting
2
Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
Not Yet Recruiting
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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