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Effectivity and Efficiency of Turning Frequencies: a Randomised Controlled Trial

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators: University Ghent
Distrac
Information provided by: University Ghent
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00262444
  Purpose

Evaluation of the difference in pressure ulcer incidence or the time to develop pressure ulcers depending on the turning frequencies.


Condition Intervention
Pressure Ulcer Lesions (Grade 2 or More)
 Procedure: Different turning frequencies

MedlinePlus related topics:   Pressure Sores   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:   Effectivity and Efficiency of Turning Frequencies: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Further study details as provided by University Ghent:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Incidence of pressure ulcers [ Time Frame: during 5 weeks ]
  • Time to develop pressure ulcers

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Different risk factors: age, length, weight, incontinence, urinary catheter, blood pressure, mobility, activity, diabetes, CVA, KATZ score, medication, duration in a sitting posture

Enrollment:   500
Study Start Date:   September 2003
Study Completion Date:   May 2005

Detailed Description:

Evaluation of the difference in pressure ulcer incidence or the time to develop pressure ulcers depending on the turning frequencies.

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • non-blanchable erythema above a bony prominence
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pressure ulcers grade 3 or 4
  • Turning contra-indicated based on medical grounds
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00262444

Locations
Belgium
University Hospital Ghent    
      Ghent, Belgium, 9000

Sponsors and Collaborators
University Ghent
Distrac

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Tom Defloor, PhD     University Ghent    
  More Information


Website of the University Ghent  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
 

Publications of Results:
Vanderwee K, Grypdonck MH, De Bacquer D, Defloor T. Effectiveness of turning with unequal time intervals on the incidence of pressure ulcer lesions. J Adv Nurs. 2007 Jan;57(1):59-68.
 

Study ID Numbers:   2003/084
First Received:   December 4, 2005
Last Updated:   December 19, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00262444
Health Authority:   Belgium: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Skin Diseases
Ulcer
Skin Ulcer
Pressure Ulcer

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 15, 2008

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