Clinical trials: Pressure Injury Prevention
Surgical Site Infections
Prevention of Infections in Cardiac Surgery (PICS) Prevena Study
This vanguard study will be conducted at two study sites in Canada. It is a cluster randomized trial to test a combination of two antibiotics for antibiotic prophylaxis as compared to routine prophylaxis with one single…
- Trial name
- PICS-Prevena (NCT03402945)
- Testing
- Prevena, Cefazolin, Vancomycin
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,107 people
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Wound Infection, Wound Surgical
Efficacy of Negative Pressure Wound Closure Therapy by PICO System in Prevention of Complications of Femoral Artery Exposure
Evaluate negative pressure wound closure therapy by PICO system in Prevention of complications of femoral artery exposure.
- Trial name
- NCT04453319
- Testing
- Femoral Wound Closure and dressing
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Pressure Ulcer
Effectiveness of Freedom Bed Compared to Manual Turning in Prevention of Pressure Injuries in Persons With Limited Mobility Due to Traumatic Brain Injury and/or Spinal Cord Injury.
Observational comparison on Incidence of Pressure Injury between the Freedom Bed Automated Continuous lateral Rotation Therapy System and Manual Caregiver Re-positioning every 2 hours on a standard Hospital Bed.
- Trial name
- NCT03048357
- Testing
- Freedom Bed, Standard hospital bed
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Northeast Center for Rehabilitation and Brain Injury
Pressure Injuries, Pressure Ulcers, Bedsores, Decubitus Ulcer
Prevention of Pressure Injury (PI) in Hospitalised Infants, Children, and Young People (CYP) (Aged 0-19 Years)
What is the problem? Children and young people admitted to hospital can sometimes be harmed by what is called a pressure injury. Pressure injuries are sores (ulcers) that happen on areas of the skin that are under pressure.
- Trial name
- CYPPI (NCT07303569)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 542 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Pressure Ulcer, Skin Lesion
Prevention of Skin Damage in the Patient in Prone Position: Development of Education Interventions Based on a Training Needs Assessment Study.
This is study 1 of 3 - of the overall project: The ProneTection Quality Improvement Project. The three aims of this study, study 1 are: 1.
- Conditions
- Pressure Ulcer, Skin Lesion, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05238870
- Testing
- Interviews for the needs analysis. No intervention.
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Pressure Ulcer
Preliminary Study Leading to Prevention of Pressure Ulcers by the Use of an On-board Device : Ergonomic Assessment of Wheelchair-seat Pressures in Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) Patients ( PRESDIE)
Analysis of stored seat-pressures in SCI patients during a 4-week use of an on-board device. During this period, patients write in an agenda noteworthy events that could occur while they're using their wheelchair.
- Trial name
- PRESDIE (NCT01834417)
- Testing
- TexiMat
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Study in SCI
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle redesign intervention's ability to (1)reduce the incidence of medically serious pressure ulcers and associated surgeries in adults with spinal…
- Trial name
- PUPS (NCT01999816)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Redesign
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma
Hypernatremia for the Prevention and Treatment of Cerebral Edema in Traumatic Brain Injury
Cerebral edema is seen heterogenous group of neurological disease states that mainly fall under the categories of metabolic, infectious, neoplasia, cerebrovascular, and traumatic brain injury disease states.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma, Cerebral Contusion, Head Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01605357
- Testing
- Induced, sustained hypernatremia using hypertonic saline, Standard of care (hypertonic saline and mannitol; serum sodium)
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Pressure Injury
Mobile Education for Pressure Injury Prevention and Caregiver Support
This study is a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse-led, mobile health (mHealth) education program for informal caregivers of bedridden patients receiving home healthcare services.
- Trial name
- MOBILE-PIP (NCT07565233)
- Testing
- Mobile Life Without Pressure Injury Application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Gündem Yakan Şahin
Vasopressor Adverse Reaction, Pressure Injury
The Effect of Vasopressor on Pressure Injury Development
Background: Vasopressors are life-saving agents that increase mean arterial pressure. The pharmacodynamic features of these agents and previous studies suggest that vasopressors may be an essential risk factor in developing…
- Conditions
- Vasopressor Adverse Reaction, Pressure Injury, Pressure Ulcer
- Trial name
- NCT06163352
- Testing
- Norepinephrine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Koç University
Pressure Ulcers
Silk-Like Fabric for the Prevention of Pressure Sores in a Long Term Care Setting
The primary purpose of this research study is to evaluate if DermaTherapy® bedding will significantly reduce pressure ulcer incidence by decreasing maceration, friction, and shearing among residents of Nursing Homes.
- Trial name
- NCT01355666
- Testing
- DermaTherapy® Linen and underpads.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.
Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries, Clinical Decision-Making
Operating Room Nurses' Knowledge of Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries and Clinical Decision-Making Skills
This multicenter, scenario-based cross-sectional study aims to examine the effect of operating room nurses' knowledge of medical device-related pressure injuries on their clinical decision-making skills.
- Trial name
- OR-MDRPI-KnowD (NCT07527377)
- Testing
- None AHT
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Gaziantep
Pressure Incidence Prevention
Pressure Injury Prevention in the ICU With Multi-Layer Foam Dressings
A Multi-Centre, Open, Non-controlled, Clinical Investigation to Evaluate the User Friendliness and Wear Time of Multi-layer Foam Dressings With Safetac® for Pressure Injury Prevention in the Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- PUP16_01 (NCT02962882)
- Testing
- Mepilex Border
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Molnlycke Health Care AB
Pressure Injury Prevention
Evaluation of Commercially Available Heel Pads for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: An Observational Study of Incidence and Usability in Adult Surgical Patients.
This study will evaluate the incidence of heel pressure ulcers in adult patients undergoing elective surgery while using the Oasis Elite Heel Pad (EL130) as part of routine pressure ulcer prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT07852897
- Testing
- Oasis Elite Heel Pad (EL130)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trulife
Seroma, Surgical Site Infection
Prevention of Seroma Following Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection With Prophylactic Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Inguinal lymph node dissection (ILND) is indicated following metastatic malignant melanoma, and is associated with a high-complication rate, of which many begin with the formation of seroma and ends in complicated wound healing…
- Conditions
- Seroma, Surgical Site Infection, Lymphedema, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03433937
- Testing
- Negative pressure wound therapy, Micropore tape
- Where
- 4 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Pressure Ulcers (Hospital-acquired Pressure Injuries)
Sacrum Pressure Injury Prevention Study Using ALLEVYN◊ Complete Care in Adults at Risk of Developing Hospital-acquired Pressure Injuries in Critical Care Units
The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of ALLEVYN◊ COMPLETE CARE Sacrum dressing for the prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in adults.
- Trial name
- PACCT (NCT07849387)
- Testing
- ALLEVYN◊ COMPLETE CARE Sacrum
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.