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Formation and Severity of Pressure Ulcers Associated With 4% Albumin vs. 0.9% Sodium Chloride

NCT00228657 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1100

Last updated 2013-11-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients resuscitated with 4% Albumin will have less incidence and reduced severity of pressure injuries than patients resuscitated with 0.9% Sodium Chloride due to the improved intravascular oncotic pressure effected from higher albumin levels.

Conditions

  • Pressure Ulcer, Area
  • Pressure Ulcer, Grade
  • Albumin Level
  • Risk Score
  • Length of ICU Stay

Interventions

DRUG

4% Albumin / 0.9% Sodium Chloride

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bayside Health

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Shena M Graham, BN · The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Melbourne, Australia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-07-31
Primary Completion
2003-08-31
Completion
2003-08-31

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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