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Pressure Sore Prevention Strategy for the Prone Position

Comparison of Two Care Strategies (5-layer Hydrocellular Dressings Versus Thick Hydrocolloid Dressings) in Preventing the Development of Pressure Sore Lesions Induced by Prone Positioning in Intensive Care Patients. Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06442657
Acronym
DERM-H-PROTECT
Enrollment
180
Registered
2024-06-04
Start date
2024-06-18
Completion date
2027-07-31
Last updated
2025-03-25

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Conditions

Pressure Ulcers Prevention in Prone Positioning in Intensive Care

Brief summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to determine whether 5-layer hydrocellular dressings are effective in preventing the development of pressure sores during prone positioning in the intensive care unit. The main questions it aims to answer are: \- are hydrocellular dressings the best strategy for preventing pressure sores? is this strategy simpler and less costly? The researchers will compare hydrocellular dressings with hydrocolloid dressings to find out whether they are more effective in preventing the development of pressure sores in the prone position. Participants will be given either hydrocellular or hydrocolloid dressings, and caregivers will assess whether or not pressure sores develop after prone positioning.

Detailed description

Hydrocellular dressings will be compared with hydrocolloid dressings to determine their effectiveness in preventing pressure ulcers during ventral decubitus in intensive care. The dressings will cover the skin in at-risk areas, and caregivers will assess whether or not pressure sores develop in these areas after prone positioning. The stage of these pressure sores will also be assessed. The time spent on each strategy and the cost per strategy will also be evaluated. Dressings will be applied for the entire period during which participants are placed in the prone position. If they develop pressure sores during this period, they will be followed up until their discharge from intensive care to study the evolution of these pressure sores.

Interventions

OTHERHydrocellular dressing

Application of hydrocellular dressings to at-risk areas prior to prone positioning. Assessment of pressure sores and their stage after prone positioning.

OTHERHydrocolloids dressing

Application of hydrocolloids dressings to at-risk areas prior to prone positioning.

Sponsors

University Hospital, Caen
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 110 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Major patient * Moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrom (Arterial oxygen pressure /Inspired Fraction of oxygen ratio \< 200) requiring at least one VD session. * Affiliated to the French social security system * Sedated patient on mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant or breast-feeding women * Patient under guardianship or trusteeship * Minor patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Compare the time to onset of one or more pressure ulcers during Ventral Decubitus(VD) sessions in the ICU with the type of preventive dressing selected (thick hydrocolloid or 5-layer hydrocellular)30 minutes after being put back on its backTime to occurrence of a grade 2 or higher pressure ulcer in the intensive care unit in VD, according to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) classification

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Compare the location of pressure sores between the two groups30 minutes after putting the participant back on his backNumber of pressure sores (stages 1 to 4) on predetermined risk areas protected by both types of dressing (periorbital, malar, mandible/chin, thorax, shoulders, iliac crests, knees, other).
Compare the severity of pressure sores between the two groups30 minutes after putting the participant back on his backSeverity of pressure sore according to NPUAP classification (stages 1 to 4)
Compare the evolution of pressure sores between the two groups up to discharge from the intensive care unit.30 minutes after the participant has been put back on his back after each prone session, then at D7, D14 and D28 or at discharge from intensive care if the participant has had a pressure soreEvolution of the pressure sore according to NPUAP classification. During the VD period, assessment is carried out daily after repositioning in Dorsal Decubitus (DD). After the end of the DV, any dressings applied to treat a pressure sore will no longer be the randomized dressings, but the most suitable dressings according to the predefined management protocol . Classification of the pressure sore will be carried out at D7, D14, D28 or on the day of discharge from the intensive care unit
Compare the care required to apply, monitor and remove the two types of dressingThree yearsTime spent on each of the two care strategies in minutes
Compare the cost of medical devices, by dressing strategy, until VD sessions are discontinuedThree yearsOverall cost of each care strategy. An assessment of the direct cost of dressings will be made on the basis of the number recorded for each patient

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactAgathe Hamelin
hamelin-a@chu-caen.fr02.31.06.47.11
Backup ContactClémence Tomadesso
tomadesso-c@chu-caen.fr02 31 06 53 86

Outcome results

None listed

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