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The Effectiveness of a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Programme for Older People in For-profit Private Nursing Homes

NCT02270385 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1013

Last updated 2017-05-24

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a PU prevention programme for for-profit private nursing homes

Conditions

  • Prevention of Pressure Ulcers

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

PU prevention programme

The PU prevention programme consists of two major components which are an intensive training course(a 2-hour lecture and two skill training sessions) and a PU prevention protocol.

BEHAVIORAL

Usual PU prevention care

Usual PU prevention care that is a series of basic nursing care activities: repositioning of residents, moisturization , change of napkins to keep buttock dry.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Enid Kwong, PhD · Tung Wah College

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-02
Primary Completion
2016-09-10
Completion
2016-09-10

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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