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
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Positioning and positioning devices.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Pressure Injury Risk Related to Positioning and Positioning Devices in Burn Patients
Overview
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.
Interventions
- Device Positioning and positioning devices
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)
Primary outcome measures
- Measurement of pressure according to pressure mapping system/device (x-sensor) [Time frame: 1 year]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Compare HAPI incidence post-implementation of optimal positioning [Time frame: 1 year]
Eligibility criteria
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
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Sequential
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07171138 · 6758