Grade I to Grade IV Pressure Ulcers in Higher Risk Patients
Conditions
Keywords
pressure ulcer, dressing, prevention, higher risk patients
Brief summary
In this study we would like to find a way to prevent sacral pressure ulcers in high-risk patients by the use of a Mepilex sacral dressing. The research question we would like to answer is the following: Is the Mepilex sacral dressing a cost-effective dressing for the prevention of grade I to grade IV pressure ulcers in the sacral region in higher-risk hospitalized patients?
Interventions
DEVICEMepilex® Border Sacrum dressings
Mepilex® Border Sacrum dressings
Sponsors
Maastricht University Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age: ≥18 years * Admission in one of the ten high-risk departments of the azM * Suspected hospital stay of 5 days or more after admission * Braden score 19 or less
Exclusion criteria
* Age: \<18 years * Pre-existing sacral pressure ulcer * Pre-existing trauma to the sacrum * Patient is unable to speak Dutch * Patients with an inability to give informed consent * Patients who are unable to give informed consent within 24h after admission * Patients who are unable to give informed consent before surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To compare the number of patients who develop sacral pressure ulcers between the group with the Mepilex® Border Sacrum dressings (Group A) and the group without any sacral dressings (Group B). | 8 weeks | till hospital release, max 8 weeks |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed