This Study Will Use Real-time Pressure Mapping Technology to Determine Which Positioning Strategies and Devices Exert the Least Amount of Pressure on Peri-operative Burn Patients

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury

• Registration Number: NCT07171138
• Lead Sponsor: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Brief Summary

Burn patients are especially vulnerable to developing hospital-acquired pressure sores. The goal of this study is to determine which positions and positioning devices exert the least amount of pressure on problem areas such as the heels, the tailbone, the elbow and the back of the head.

With the use of a pressure mapping device, it will allow the investigators to:

1. Identify patients at the highest risk of developing pressure injuries related to positioning/devices.

2. Use the findings to create positioning/device guidelines

By optimizing positioning strategies, the investigators aim to enhance patient comfort, prevent complications, and ultimately improve the overall quality of care for burn patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-08
• Study First Submitted: 2025-08-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-09-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2025-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 2025-09-12
• Study Start: 2025-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2026-11
• Study Completion: 2027-11-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• adult patients (18 years of age or greater)
• burns of any size
• pre and post-operative patients

Exclusion Criteria

• pediatric burn patients
• patients with pre-existing (pre-admission) pressure injuries
• patients unable to provide informed consent or decline consent
• patients with large burns that are not expected to survive past 72 hours

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement of pressure according to pressure mapping system/device (x-sensor)	1 year	Using a pressure mapping device, determine which positions and positioning devices create the most/least amount of pressure at known pressure points (occiput, elbows, sacrum, and heels).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Compare HAPI incidence post-implementation of optimal positioning	1 year	Compare HAPI incidence post-implementation of positioning that produced the least pressure with retrospective pre-intervention HAPI incidence.