Use of a Fabric Mattress Cover for Patient Comfort

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01545089

Enrollment

174

Registered

2012-03-06

Start date

2012-07-31

Completion date

2013-03-31

Last updated

2015-03-26

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Conditions

Patient Comfort

Brief summary

The main objective of this research project is to measure the impact on patient satisfaction of the use of a fabric mattress cover fabric on a bedsheet protecting a plastic mattress.

Interventions

OTHERMattress protector for days 1 and 2

A mattress protector is placed in the bed for the first two days and then removed for days 3 and 4.

OTHERMattress protector for days 3 and 4

A mattress protector is not placed in the bed for the first two days and then added to the bed for days 3 and 4.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient has a planned hospitalization \> 4 days * The patient is movable within 48 hours

Exclusion criteria

* The patient is participating in another study * The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The patient refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * The patient is pregnant * The patient is breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual analog scale for patient comfort	2 days	score ranging from 0 to 10

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026