None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The main aim of this study is to assess whether one on one education and training of patients in pressure injury prevention will prevent pressure injury. The 3 key messages are; i) keep moving, ii) good skin care; and iii) good nutrition.
Interventions
Pressure Injury Prevention Care Bundle (PIPCB). Includes the delivery of a one on one education containing 3 key messages: 1) keep moving, 2) good skin care, and 3) good nutrition via a brochure, poster and a 5 min DVD.
Participants in the intervention group will receive the PIPCB in addition to usual care. After recruitment by a dedicated recruiting RA, an intervention RA will provide the training in a single session, expected to last approximately 30 minutes.
Sponsors
Griffith University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Adults admitted to a study ward; expected LOS of greater/equal to 48 hours, at risk of PI as measured by limited mobility and able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Previous participation in trial, admitted to the hospital >24 hours prior to recruitment, palliative or dying patients, ICU patients, maternity patients, and emergency department patients.
Outcome results
None listed