Bedsores Decubitus Pressure Ulcer
Conditions
Interventions
About half the population will receive a visco-elastic foam mattress and the
other part the same type of mattress with the Bedcare Plus system on top of it.
Sponsors
Sense Textile BV
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Both genders, age >= 60 years, mentally competent or incompetent 2. Life expectation >3 month 3. Chronic patient in nursing home 4. No pressure ulcer in last 3 months 5. Braden score 6-15 6. Patient or his legal representative has read and signed Informed consent form before treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient is participating in another wound study. 2. Patient has any condition(s) like need of hospital care, cancer, sepsis that seriously compromises the patient*s ability to complete this study according to the judgment of the MD
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of pressure ulcers on the Bedcare Plus system with 30%. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of superficial pressure ulcers related to transfers, reduction of total cost prevention. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed