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NCT Number: NCT01439581

Utility of Interface Pressure Mapping

To determine if a device that measures and displays pressure that the patients feel when in bed can help nurses reposition the patient effectively and thereby reduce bedsores in the intensive care unit.

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Key information

Conditions

Ulcers Bedsores Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pressure Ulcer Skin Diseases Skin Ulcer Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Ulcer

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years and older,
  • care giver trained on mapping system

Exclusion criteria

  • Less than 18 years,
  • pregnant women,
  • weight greater 550 lbs, and subjects requiring a specialty mattress

Treatment and study plan

Mapping System

Device

Pressure Sensing coverlet on ICU bed and provides real time feedback to assist in effective patient repositioning

Non-Mapping System

Device

Standard ICU bed with no mapping system

Primary outcomes

  1. Pressure Mapping Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers

    Time frame: Time admitted in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

    Comparing number of pressure ulcers when using pressure mapping compared to when not.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Henry Ford Health System

Other

Collaborators

  • Wellsense USA Inc.

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2012
First posted
Sep 23, 2011
Registry last updated
Sep 12, 2019

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