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Wheeled Mobility for Preventing Pressure Ulcers

NCT01275313 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 258

Last updated 2022-06-28

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Summary

The proposed clinical trial is aimed at demonstrating the important role wheelchairs play in preventing pressure ulcers (bed sores). Although most pressure ulcers can be prevented, they are common in nursing home settings because their causes are difficult to identify. This clinical trial will guide practitioners toward improving preventive care practices by demonstrating how to effectively apply wheelchair and seat cushion technology.

Conditions

  • Mobility Limitation

Interventions

DEVICE

Lightweight wheelchair

Seating and wheeled mobility assessment and fitting of a lightweight wheelchair

DEVICE

Skin Protection Cushion

Seating assessment and provision of a cushion meeting CMS code for Skin Protection wheelchair cushion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Brienza, PhD · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-06-05
Completion
2015-06-05

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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