Testing sacral dressings to prevent pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Hospital-acquired sacral pressure injuries; Skin - Other skin conditions; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000875909
• Lead Sponsor: Griffith University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-02
• Study Completion: 2021-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

*Aged 18 years and older;
*Assessed by Intensive Care Unit staff as being at high-risk for Pressure Injury (Research Nurse to confirm eligibility using Waterlow score equal to or greater than 15 AND Braden scale score equal to or less than 13);
*Anticipated Intensive Care Unit length of stay of 48 hours and longer;
*Study recruitment occurs within the first 24-hours of the patient’s Intensive Care Unit admission
*Patient, or their nominated proxy, can provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

*Patient requiring prolonged prone positioning as part of their ongoing care;
*Patients receiving end-of-life or terminal care;
*Patients requiring droplet infection control precautions such as patients with COVID-19 infections;
*Any clinical condition that prevents the patient from being turned as determined by the Intensive Care Unit team;
*Pre-existing sacral Pressure Injury or other injury/skin condition/allergy;
*Urinary or faecal incontinence at the time of recruitment;
*Prescribed sacral topical cream that reduces dressing adherence;
*Unable to speak or understand English without a hospital interpreter present.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified