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Slings and Their Effect on Skin Pressure

NCT00590551 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2008-12-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There are many reasons that cause skin to breakdown. This study will only compare

* pressure
* pH
* temperature

with the use of slings and without the use of slings (fabricated device used to safely handle patient transfers and repositioning).

There will be no difference in skin pressure, pH, or temperature with or without the use of slings.

Conditions

  • Wounds

Interventions

OTHER

sling or no sling

Groups will be assigned as follows: 1-supine and with sling, 2-30o HOB elevation without leg elevation and with sling, 3-30o HOB elevation with 10o leg elevation and with sling, 4-supine and without sling, 5-30o HOB elevation without leg elevation and without sling, and 6-30o HOB elevation with 10o leg elevation and without sling

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Christiana Care Health Services

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Denise Netta-Turner, BSN · Christiana Care Health Services

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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