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Postoperative Pressure UlcerNCT02279355

Peri-operative Risk Factors for Postoperative Pressure Ulcer in Surgical Patients

An observational study of Postoperative Pressure Ulcer, run by Yonsei University.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The aim of this retrospective study is to overall evaluate and validate preoperative and intra-operative risk factors for postoperative pressure ulcers in critically ill postoperative patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 to 90 years
Conditions the study is for
Postoperative Pressure Ulcer
How many people
126 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Oct 2014to Dec 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Total about 130 adult surgical patients underwent surgical procedures and admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) using electronic documentation applications from Jan 2012 through Dec 2013.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients in ICU with a greater than 48 hours
  • Underwent a surgical procedures,
  • Absence of pressure ulcer present at admission to the ICU and developed a stage II or higher pressure ulcer, deep tissue injury, or unstageable ulcer, as defined by the pressure ulcer staging guidelines of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.

Who cannot join

  • Patients will be excluded from the study if they had been diagnosed with pressure ulcer before the surgery
  • Pediatric patients

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

About this study

The aim of this retrospective study is to overall evaluate and validate preoperative and intra-operative risk factors for postoperative pressure ulcers in critically ill postoperative patients.

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT02279355
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
pressure ulcer groupPatient who developing pressure ulcer categorized as stage more than II after surgery
Control groupPatients has identical values on the matching factors such as age, sex and surgical procedures of control group

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. independent preoperative risk factors

    Postoperative new-onset pressure ulcers were identified from nursing documentation in the patient's electrical medical record within 1 month after surgery

    Measured: up to1 month after surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Oct 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2014
  3. Primary completionOct 2014 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2014 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
126 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02279355
Sponsor's protocol ID
4-2014-0323
Status last verified
Oct 2014
First submitted
13 Oct 2014
Last updated
31 Oct 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Postoperative Pressure Ulcer, run by Yonsei University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Oct 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Jeongmin Kim, MD ((+82) 2-2227-3569, anesjeongmin@yuhs.ac), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

independent preoperative risk factors (time frame: up to1 month after surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Oct 2014.

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