Clinical trials: Pressure Ulcer
Pressure Injury, Military Activity
Pressure Injury Prevention in AE and PFC
This study evaluates the effect of a multilayer skin dressing (Mepilex) placed on the sacrum or a fluid filled pad (LiquiCell) on risk factors for pressure injuries under conditions consistent with military long-distance…
- Trial name
- NCT03924622
- Testing
- Mepilex, LiquiCell
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Spinal Cord Injuries, Pressure Ulcer
Alternating Pressure Overlay on Weight Bearing Tissue Tolerance in People With Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to test if the newly-developed Dabir alternating pressure (AP) overlay could be beneficial to preventing skin damage during daily activities, such as lying in bed.
- Trial name
- NCT03317288
- Testing
- Dabir Air overlay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Pressure Ulcer
Silicone Adhesive Multilayer Foam Dressings to Prevent Pressure Ulcer
The objective of this study is to determine if silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings applied to the sacrum, heels and greater trochanter in addition to standard prevention reduce pressure ulcer incidence category II, III…
- Trial name
- NCT03442777
- Testing
- Allevyn® brand silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings, Mepilex® brand silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,634 people
- Sponsor
- Belgium Health Care Knowledge Centre
Pressure Ulcers Stage III, Pressure Ulcer, Stage IV
Comparing Concomitant Use of ACell MicroMatrix® and ACell Cytal™ to Standard of Care in Stage 3 or 4 Pressure Injuries
The purpose of this study is to evaluate incidence of complete epithelialization in stage 3 \& 4 pressure ulcers using ACell products.
- Conditions
- Pressure Ulcers Stage III, Pressure Ulcer, Stage IV, Pressure Ulcer
- Trial name
- NCT03283787
- Testing
- MicroMatrix® and Cytal™ Wound Matrix 2-Layer, MicroMatrix® and Cytal™ Wound Matrix 2-Layer plus NPWT, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation
Pressure Ulcers
Evaluation of the SEM Scanner 200 for the Detection of Early Pressure Ulcers: A Multi-Site Longitudinal Study
This is a multi-site, longitudinal study to evaluate the use of the SEM Scanner as an adjunct to clinical judgment for detection of early pressure ulcers in patients before clinical judgment using signs of pressure ulcers from…
- Trial name
- NCT02701101
- Testing
- Use of SEM200 Scanner daily, Assessment and treatment of Pressure Ulcers using SOC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- Bruin Biometrics, LLC
Pressure Ulcer
Silk-Like Bed Linens for Prevention of Unit-Acquired Ulcers
This study will use a traditional parallel randomization design with patients in five medical intensive care units at the Cleveland Clinic to evaluate the efficacy of silk-like bed sheets and underpads for prevention of…
- Trial name
- NCT02925741
- Testing
- Silk-Like Linens
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,343 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Pressure Ulcer
Effectiveness of Two Silicone Dressings for Sacral and Heel Pressure Ulcer Prevention
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of preventive dressings for pressure ulcer prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT02295735
- Testing
- Mepilex® Border Sacrum and Mepilex® Border Heel
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 475 people
- Sponsor
- PD Dr. Jan Kottner
Pressure Ulcer, Pressure Injury
Usability Validation of Patient Monitoring Device for Pressure Injury Prevention and Fall Detection
This study describes a procedure to collect a subject's position, movement, physiological data and usability information using Masimo's investigational device.
- Conditions
- Pressure Ulcer, Pressure Injury, Falls Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03121144
- Testing
- Masimo Centroid System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Masimo Corporation
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Comparing the Effects of Three Different Dressings on the Cutaneous Response of Sacral Skin
Skin functional parameters such as erythema or stratum corneum hydration have been successfully used in PU prevention research. These parameters are able to discriminate effects of different loading intensities and to measure PU…
- Trial name
- NCT03815240
- Testing
- No dressing, Mepilex® Border Sacrum, ALLEVYN Life Sacrum
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Pressure Ulcer
Study of SANTYL® vs Hydrogel (SoloSite®) for Pressure Ulcers
This study is designed to compare SANTYL® versus hydrogel (SoloSite®) in the treatment of pressure ulcers for participants in a long-term care facility.
- Trial name
- NCT02718625
- Testing
- Santyl, SoloSite®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Flat Foot, Pressure Ulcer
Polyurethane Foam on the Heel for Prevention in Children
The post-operative treatment of pediatric patients operated for the correction of flat foot, sees today the use of preformed leg-foot splint (Walker) as an alternative to the application of plaster casts.
- Trial name
- SCHIUMABIMB (NCT03039179)
- Testing
- polyurethane foam dress
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Ulcers, Bedsores
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.
- Trial name
- NCT01439581
- Testing
- Mapping System, Non-Mapping System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 428 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Pressure Ulcers
Wound Management for Sacral Pressure Ulcers With Necrotic Tissue
Evaluation of a wound care debridement product and a moisturizer on sacral pressure ulcer wounds
- Trial name
- NCT02224638
- Testing
- TheraHoney HD, SkinTegrity
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Medline Industries
Hip Fracture, Pressure Ulcer
Polyurethane Foam on the Sacrum for Prevention
The aim of the present study is to assess whether the application of a new hydrocellular polyurethane foam multilayer dressing shaped for the sacral area (MSP) in addition to standard care reduces the rate of pressure sores (PU)…
- Trial name
- NCT02692482
- Testing
- hydrocellular polyurethane foam multilayer dressing, standard care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 359 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Pressure Ulcer
Efficacy and Safety of MedifoamⓇ and BetafoamⓇ in Pressure Ulcer
This study aims to exploratively assess the efficacy and safety of hydrophilic polyurethane foam dressing (MedifoamⓇ or BetafoamⓇ) in pressure ulcer specifically. The target enrolment is 20 patients, with 10 patients per arm.
- Trial name
- NCT02863263
- Testing
- Foam Dressing, Foam Dressing with Povidone Iodine
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Mundipharma Pte Ltd.
Pressure Ulcer, Spinal Cord Injuries
Pressure Ulcer Healing With Microcyn
The purpose of this study is to test how well Microcyn™ works on Stage 3 and Stage 4 pressure ulcers compared to sterile saline among persons with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02001558
- Testing
- Microcyn, Sterile saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pressure Ulcer
Optimal Patient Turning for Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
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.
- Trial name
- LS-HAPU (NCT02533726)
- Testing
- Optimal Turning, Standard Care Practices, Patient Sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,312 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Heel Pressure Ulceration Prevention Strategies
Evaluation of Heel Offloading Devices for Reducing Heel Contact Pressures in Healthy Volunteers
Prevention of heel pressure ulceration is a major clinical concern. Clinical research has shown that heel-offloading devices are effective at preventing heel ulceration when compared to no offloading or sub-optimal offloading…
- Trial name
- NCT02811965
- Testing
- Pillow Condition 1, Pillow Condition 2, Heel Foam Pillow
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
External Wounds Measured for Length by Width Using a Ruler
Measuring Wounds Found on the Outside of the Body Surface
The purpose of this study is to test wounds found on the outside of the body surface with an investigational medical imaging device that collects visual pictures and thermal digital pictures of the wound site.
- Trial name
- NCT01869439
- Testing
- "gold standard" LxW manual ruler measurement technique, WMMS ImageReview software's LxW measurement technique, WMMS ImageReview software's Visual External Wound Trace
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Wound Vision
Hypotension, Pressure Ulcer
Comparison of Nasal and Forehead Oximetry in Critically Ill Patients at Risk for Decreased Peripheral Perfusion
Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring is the standard of care in critically ill patients in emergency departments, operating rooms and intensive care units.
- Trial name
- NCT02382133
- Testing
- Nasal alar oxygen sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine