This Study Will Use Real-time Pressure Mapping Technology to Determine Which Positioning Strategies and Devices Exert the Least Amount of Pressure on Peri-operative Burn Patients

Pressure Injury Risk Related to Positioning and Positioning Devices in Burn Patients

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07171138

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-12

Start date

2026-05-01

Completion date

2027-03-01

Last updated

2026-05-05

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Conditions

Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury

Brief summary

Burn patients are especially vulnerable to developing hospital-acquired pressure sores. The goal of this study is to determine which positions and positioning devices exert the least amount of pressure on problem areas such as the heels, the tailbone, the elbow and the back of the head. With the use of a pressure mapping device, it will allow the investigators to: 1. Identify patients at the highest risk of developing pressure injuries related to positioning/devices. 2. Use the findings to create positioning/device guidelines By optimizing positioning strategies, the investigators aim to enhance patient comfort, prevent complications, and ultimately improve the overall quality of care for burn patients.

Interventions

DEVICEPositioning and positioning devices

Different positioning strategies and positional devices. Measurement of skin interface pressure at key anatomical pressure points (occiput, elbows, sacrum, heels) under different patient positioning strategies and positional devices. The positions that produce the least amount of pressure are identified and will be implemented and compared with pre-intervention hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPI)

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Pre/post study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* adult patients (18 years of age or greater) * burns of any size * pre and post-operative patients

Exclusion criteria

* pediatric burn patients * patients with pre-existing (pre-admission) pressure injuries * patients unable to provide informed consent or decline consent * patients with large burns that are not expected to survive past 72 hours

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Measurement of pressure according to pressure mapping system/device (x-sensor)	1 year	Using a pressure mapping device, determine which positions and positioning devices create the most/least amount of pressure at known pressure points (occiput, elbows, sacrum, and heels).

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Compare HAPI incidence post-implementation of optimal positioning	1 year	Compare HAPI incidence post-implementation of positioning that produced the least pressure with retrospective pre-intervention HAPI incidence.

Contacts

CONTACTBenji Choo

benji.choo@sunnybrook.ca4164806199

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 6, 2026