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Enhancing SKIN Health and Safety in Aged CARE

NCT03824886 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 405

Last updated 2021-08-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Aged long-term care receivers are affected by various adverse skin conditions like pressure ulcers, incontinence-associated dermatitis, dryness, intertrigo and many more. Prevention of these skin problems and the provision of general hygiene and skin care activities are key areas of nursing practice. Numerous condition specific guidelines are available and are implemented separately. The more guidelines exist, the more difficult it is for nurses to implement them all. On the other hand, there is a huge overlap in terms of aetiology, pathogenesis and prevention of aforementioned skin conditions.

The overall aim of this trial is to test the feasibility and to estimate possible effects of a comprehensive skin care package targeting main nursing relevant skin problems at the same time. Therefore a study will be performed in nursing homes of the state of Berlin comparing the skin care package to standard care. Residents' safety and subjective wellbeing will increase combined with improvements in professional competence of nurses. An advisory board consisting of international experts agreed already to supervise the trial.

Conditions

  • Xerosis Cutis
  • Dry Skin
  • Pruritus
  • Pressure Ulcer
  • Intertrigo
  • Incontinence-associated Dermatitis
  • Skin Tear
  • Skin Care

Interventions

OTHER

Implementation of skin care algorithm

Implementation of structured and standardized skin care regimen

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • PD Dr. Jan Kottner

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jan Kottner, Prof. Dr. · Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-01
Primary Completion
2021-06-04
Completion
2021-06-04

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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