Pressure Sore Prevention Strategy for the Prone Position

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Pressure Ulcers Prevention in Prone Positioning in Intensive Care

• Registration Number: NCT06442657
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen

Brief Summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to determine whether 5-layer hydrocellular dressings are effective in preventing the development of pressure sores during prone positioning in the intensive care unit. The main questions it aims to answer are:

- are hydrocellular dressings the best strategy for preventing pressure sores? is this strategy simpler and less costly? The researchers will compare hydrocellular dressings with hydrocolloid dressings to find out whether they are more effective in preventing the development of pressure sores in the prone position.

Participants will be given either hydrocellular or hydrocolloid dressings, and caregivers will assess whether or not pressure sores develop after prone positioning.

Detailed Description

Hydrocellular dressings will be compared with hydrocolloid dressings to determine their effectiveness in preventing pressure ulcers during ventral decubitus in intensive care. The dressings will cover the skin in at-risk areas, and caregivers will assess whether or not pressure sores develop in these areas after prone positioning. The stage of these pressure sores will also be assessed.

The time spent on each strategy and the cost per strategy will also be evaluated. Dressings will be applied for the entire period during which participants are placed in the prone position. If they develop pressure sores during this period, they will be followed up until their discharge from intensive care to study the evolution of these pressure sores.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-06-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-06-04
• Study Start: 2024-06-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-24
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-25
• Primary Completion: 2027-07
• Study Completion: 2027-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

• Major patient
• Moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrom (Arterial oxygen pressure /Inspired Fraction of oxygen ratio < 200) requiring at least one VD session.
• Affiliated to the French social security system
• Sedated patient on mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or breast-feeding women
• Patient under guardianship or trusteeship
• Minor patients

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Compare the time to onset of one or more pressure ulcers during Ventral Decubitus(VD) sessions in the ICU with the type of preventive dressing selected (thick hydrocolloid or 5-layer hydrocellular)	30 minutes after being put back on its back	Time to occurrence of a grade 2 or higher pressure ulcer in the intensive care unit in VD, according to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) classification

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Compare the severity of pressure sores between the two groups	30 minutes after putting the participant back on his back	Severity of pressure sore according to NPUAP classification (stages 1 to 4)
Compare the cost of medical devices, by dressing strategy, until VD sessions are discontinued	Three years	Overall cost of each care strategy. An assessment of the direct cost of dressings will be made on the basis of the number recorded for each patient
Compare the location of pressure sores between the two groups	30 minutes after putting the participant back on his back	Number of pressure sores (stages 1 to 4) on predetermined risk areas protected by both types of dressing (periorbital, malar, mandible/chin, thorax, shoulders, iliac crests, knees, other).
Compare the evolution of pressure sores between the two groups up to discharge from the intensive care unit.	30 minutes after the participant has been put back on his back after each prone session, then at D7, D14 and D28 or at discharge from intensive care if the participant has had a pressure sore	Evolution of the pressure sore according to NPUAP classification. During the VD period, assessment is carried out daily after repositioning in Dorsal Decubitus (DD). After the end of the DV, any dressings applied to treat a pressure sore will no longer be the randomized dressings, but the most suitable dressings according to the predefined management protocol . Classification of the pressure sore will be carried out at D7, D14, D28 or on the day of discharge from the intensive care unit
Compare the care required to apply, monitor and remove the two types of dressing	Three years	Time spent on each of the two care strategies in minutes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU; 🇫🇷 Caen, France