pressure ulcer
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 92 heels will receive multilayered soft silicone foam dressing. Control group: 92 heels will receive transparent polyurethane film dressing. Totalizing 184 heels (92 patients). The
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: over 18 years old; high risk and very high risk for developing pressure ulcer from the Braden scale; has been evaluated by the researcher within 24 hours of hospitalization; show the heels pair healthy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: allergy to the research product; being pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease on pressure ulcer incidence between intervention and control group during 15 days, by means of National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel classification, that will be statistically significant. Evaluations will be made daily. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Skin temperature increase during 15 days period verified by means of infrared thermographer from observation of at least 1ºC in the pre and post-intervention measurements | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRhea Soares
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM
Outcome results
None listed