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Prevention of Sacral Pressure Ulcers With Preventive Dressings

NCT01640418 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 253

Last updated 2015-07-21

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Summary

In this study we would like to find a way to prevent sacral pressure ulcers in high-risk patients by the use of a Mepilex sacral dressing. The research question we would like to answer is the following: Is the Mepilex sacral dressing a cost-effective dressing for the prevention of grade I to grade IV pressure ulcers in the sacral region in higher-risk hospitalized patients?

Conditions

  • Grade I to Grade IV Pressure Ulcers in Higher Risk Patients

Interventions

DEVICE

Mepilex® Border Sacrum dressings

Mepilex® Border Sacrum dressings

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nicole Bouvy · Academic Hospital of Maastricht

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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