Healing pressure ulcers/injuries: Efficacy and cost effectiveness of nutrition interventions in the treatment of pressure ulcer/injuries

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pressure ulcer/injury; Skin - Other skin conditions; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000859583
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 285

Inclusion Criteria

Inpatients (adults) of 5 acute hospitals with pressure ulcer/injury stage 2 or greater.

Exclusion Criteria

Stage 1 of deep tissue pressure injury
Patients unable to receive nutrition via enteral route
Patients inappropriate for intensive nutrition support ie palliative care
Patients unable to follow nutrition support advise ie cognitively impaired
Pregnancy
Previously recruited to study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean change in pressure injury measured in 2 different way: 1. surface area - measured using Visitrak wound measurement system by trained Research Assistant<br>2. severity score - measured using Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing PUSH Score - by trained Research Assistant.[Day 14];Days to healing - measured as number of days from randomization into study until full wound closure. [30 days];Cost effectiveness of nutritional interventions in pressure ulcer healing. This will be measured by incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of alternate nutrition interventions compared to other forms of treatment of pressure ulcer. [30 days]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of pressure ulcers healed between groups - measured by number of pressure ulcers in each study group healed until full wound closure[30 days];Acceptability and adherence to nutritional interventions between groups. This will be measured by determining quantifying nutritional intake from 24 hour food and supplement records; patient complications eg. gastrointestinal side effects and patient satisfaction feedback. [Duration of intervention. ]