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Pressure UlcersNCT00771238

Pilot Study of Incidence and Change in Existing Pressure Ulcers: TC500 Bed Compared With Standard Beds

A study testing P500 Mattress in people with Pressure Ulcers, run by Hill-Rom at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This pilot study will compare the incidence of pressure ulcers and the change in existing pressure ulcers for patients who are either placed on the new TC500 bed against those placed on the standard ICU bed in the Cardiovascular unit of University of Nebraska Medical Center. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pressure Ulcers
What is being tested?
P500 Mattress
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
52 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Nov 2008to Jan 2010
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 19 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects admitted to the 850 Surgical ICU
  • Subjects or their legal reprehensive able to provide written consent for study
  • Subjects must be within the weight limits of the beds (70-500 lbs)
  • Subjects who do not require a specialty bed (subjective assessment by wound team)
  • Subjects are 19 years or older

Who cannot join

  • Subjects that do not wish to participate
  • Subjects thought to require a different mattress by current clinical bed protocols.
  • Subjects who require pulmonary clearance therapy delivered by a pulmonary mattress.
  • Subjects whose weight is outside of the limits of the bed system.
  • Subjects who have already completed 3 days of this study protocol and are considered completed Subjects.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-5330

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About this study

Official title: A Pilot Study of Pressure Ulcer Incidence and Change in Existing Pressure Ulcers Comparing Subjects Placed on the TC500 Bed With Standard Beds in the 850-SICU Unit

This pilot study will compare the incidence of pressure ulcers and the change in existing pressure ulcers for patients who are either placed on the new TC500 bed against those placed on the standard ICU bed in the Cardiovascular unit of University of Nebraska Medical Center. Additionally, the cost associated with rental beds will be calculated as well as skin care compliance. Sixty patients will be enrolled (30 per study arm).

Read the detailed description

This single center convenience sample controlled study will admit all subjects admitted to the Cardiovascular Surgical ICU unit. Subjects can have up to a Stage III pressure ulcer (full thickness ulcer) if they are assessed by the clinical wound team not to require a specialty mattress. This 12 bed ICU will have 6 TC500 beds, and 6 existing Total Care beds. A waiver of consent is requested for initial bed placement, to accommodate normal bed assignments within the facility, however, informed consent will be obtained prior to the collection of data for study purposes. Consented subjects will have primary and secondary diagnoses recorded, as well as pressure ulcer risk assessments, assessment of ventilation / oxygenation support measures, and estimated cardiac condition. They will be followed by daily skin assessments until they reach one of the following study endpoints: 1) discharge from the 850 Cardiovascular SICU unit, 2) have skin breakdown, which in the clinical assessment of the wound team staff would require a specialty bed, 3) expire, 4) withdraw informed consent, or 5) complete the 21 day study period.

Subjects who experience either development of pressure ulcers, or worsening of their skin and/or existing pressure ulcers to the point where a specialty bed is deemed required by the wound team staff will be considered treatment failures, and will be placed on the appropriate mattress identified by the treating staff of the hospital for their admitted condition. If the mattress is a rental therapy mattress, an estimate of the costs to rent this product will be calculated for each patient moving onto a rental mattress.

An assessment of skin care protocol adherence will be performed by the Wound Care team on a daily basis where subjects will be audited as to the percent of prescribed measures implemented.

If subjects require rental therapy beds for pressure ulcer development, the costs associated with this rental will be estimated (# days x average dollar value). These costs will be compared between the rental groups.

Conditions
Pressure Ulcers
Being tested
P500 Mattress
Keywords
pressure ulcers, Therapy mattresses, Incidence of pressure ulcers
Medical subject headings
Pressure Ulcer

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • P500 MattressDevice

    Study mattress

Study groups in NCT00771238
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
P500 MattressExperimentalThe new P500 Low Air Loss mattress will be used to replace the standard mattress for this study arm.
Receives: Device: P500 Mattress
Standard of Care MattressNo interventionCardiovascular ICU patients that receive standard of care mattress (Total Care Treatment Mattress) and standard pressure ulcer prevention care. All patients had daily skin assessments, as per normal care.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Indicence of Pressure Ulcers

    New pressure ulcers were assessed

    Measured: at the end of study period (21 days)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Cost of Rental Beds

    Cost was measured for Beds/Surfaces that are rented for Wound management / prevention purposes only

    Measured: End of study

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Oct 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2008
  3. Primary completionJan 2010
  4. Study completionJan 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
52 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00771238
Sponsor's protocol ID
CR-0095
Status last verified
Sep 2024
First submitted
10 Oct 2008
Last updated
5 Sep 2024
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing P500 Mattress in people with Pressure Ulcers, run by Hill-Rom at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Sep 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 28 Sep 2015). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Indicence of Pressure Ulcers (time frame: at the end of study period (21 days)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Sep 2024.

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