Clinical Trial: Optimal Patient Turning for Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Randomized Control Trial Evaluating Optimal Patient Turning Procedures for Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to test whether optimal patient turning, strictly every 2 hours with at least 15 minutes of tissue decompression, reduces the occurrence of hospital acquired pressure ulcers.

Detailed Summary: This single site, open label, two arm randomized control trial aims to evaluate whether optimal patient turning, strictly every 2 hours with at least 15 minutes of tissue decompression, reduces the occurrence of hospital acquired pressure ulcers. Optimal turning procedures will be obtained with the use of a patient monitoring system (Leaf Healthcare, Inc.) and compared to standard preventative care practices.
Sponsor: Stanford University

Current Primary Outcome: Occurrence of Pressure Ulcer as per the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) criteria for Pressure Ulcer's. [ Time Frame: Subjects will be followed for duration of their ICU admission. Expected average up to 1 week. ]

NPUAP is a 5-stage criteria from Stage 1 (minor) to "Unstageable".


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Compliance to Patient Turning Procedures [ Time Frame: Subjects will be followed for duration of their ICU admission. Expected average up to 1 week. ]

What percentage of time of ICU admission did patients receive turning every two hours


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Stanford University

Dates:
Date Received: August 17, 2015
Date Started: August 2015
Date Completion: December 2017
Last Updated: April 14, 2016
Last Verified: April 2016