Pressure Area Distribution on a Variety of Clinical Surfaces

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Pressure Ulcer

• Registration Number: NCT03148821
• Lead Sponsor: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

Brief Summary

Participants in the study will be adults with full mobility, with the capacity to give informed written consent. The investigators will recruit a group of volunteers in order to represent a variety of BMIs, in an attempt to gain a sample of the BMIs found in the population. The investigators will mimic current practices and standard equipment in order to replicate real conditions as closely as possible.

Participants will lay on the following surfaces in the following scenarios

1. Ambulance scoop: supine (lying flat on their back)

2. A\&E trolley: supine

3. Hospital bed: supine

4. Theatre table: supine

5. Theatre table: Left lateral (lying on their left side at 90 degrees to the operating table) with pelvic binders (pads designed to keep the hip immobile).

Each participant will remain in each position on that particular surface for a period of 25 minutes. A pressure mapping mattress will lie between the participant and the surface assessed to generate a pressure map.

Following completion of data collection, data will be analysed and any areas of potential pressure damage vulnerability will be identified.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-09
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-11
• Study Start: 2017-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-10
• Study Completion: 2018-10
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PRESSURE AREA DISTRIBUTION ON A VARIETY OF CLINICAL SURFACES IN A GROUP OF 51 VOLUNTEERS	125 minutes	Establish the pressure distributions of current patient surfaces in use, for a variety of different sized patients, to identify any points in the patient's journey when they are at risk of developing pressure damage.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PRESSURE AREA DISTRIBUTION ON A VARIETY OF CLINICAL SURFACES IN A GROUP OF 51 VOLUNTEERS	125 minutes	Gain information to allow calculation of a sample size for a definitive study.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust; 🇬🇧 Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom