Comparative study of different materials pillows in prevention of head pressure injury in ICU patients

Comparative study on prevention of occipital pressure injury in ICU patients with three kinds of pillows made of different materials

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2200061978

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2022-07-14

Start date

2022-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-04-03

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Conditions

pressure injury

Interventions

Group 1 :water pillow

Group 2:gel pillow

Group 3:cotton pillow

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 67 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Total hospitalization time >= 7 days; 2. Age >= 18 years old; 3. The patients and their families agreed to participate in this study voluntarily.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The patient has a mental illness; 2. Pressure sores have occurred on the patient's occiput; 3. Patients with pelvic fractures, cervical spine fractures, etc. cannot turn over; 4. The patient is extremely emaciated: BMI = 2; 7. The condition of the occiput cannot be observed when the head is bandaged.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of occipital pressure injury;Occipital pressure;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Occipital skin temperature;Damp feeling of occipital skin;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChen Yunxia

Henan Provincial People's Hospital

1228197597@qq.com+86 18538298290

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026