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NCT Number: NCT07171138

This Study Will Use Real-time Pressure Mapping Technology to Determine Which Positioning Strategies and Devices Exert the Least Amount of Pressure on Peri-operative Burn Patients

Burn patients are especially vulnerable to developing hospital-acquired pressure sores. The goal of this study is to determine which positions and positioning devices exert the least amount of pressure on problem areas such as the heels, the tailbone, the elbow and the back of the head.

With the use of a pressure mapping device, it will allow the investigators to:

1. Identify patients at the highest risk of developing pressure injuries related to positioning/devices. 2. Use the findings to create positioning/device guidelines

By optimizing positioning strategies, the investigators aim to enhance patient comfort, prevent complications, and ultimately improve the overall quality of care for burn patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • adult patients (18 years of age or greater)
  • burns of any size
  • pre and post-operative patients

Exclusion criteria

  • pediatric burn patients
  • patients with pre-existing (pre-admission) pressure injuries
  • patients unable to provide informed consent or decline consent
  • patients with large burns that are not expected to survive past 72 hours

Treatment and study plan

Positioning and positioning devices

Device

Different positioning strategies and positional devices. Measurement of skin interface pressure at key anatomical pressure points (occiput, elbows, sacrum, heels) under different patient positioning strategies and positional devices.

The positions that produce the least amount of pressure are identified and will be implemented and compared with pre-intervention hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPI)

Other names: X-sensor pressure mapping mat for determining positions of least amount of pressure

Primary outcomes

  1. Measurement of pressure according to pressure mapping system/device (x-sensor)

    Time frame: 1 year

    Using a pressure mapping device, determine which positions and positioning devices create the most/least amount of pressure at known pressure points (occiput, elbows, sacrum, and heels).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Compare HAPI incidence post-implementation of optimal positioning

    Time frame: 1 year

    Compare HAPI incidence post-implementation of positioning that produced the least pressure with retrospective pre-intervention HAPI incidence.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Benji Choo

CONTACT

[email protected]

4164806199 ext. 7007

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Pressure Injury Risk Related to Positioning and Positioning Devices in Burn Patients

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Sep 12, 2025
Registry last updated
May 5, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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