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Use of a Fabric Mattress Cover for Patient Comfort

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Patient Comfort
Interventions
Other: Mattress protector for days 1 and 2
Other: Mattress protector for days 3 and 4
Registration Number
NCT01545089
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Brief Summary

The main objective of this research project is to measure the impact on patient satisfaction of the use of a fabric mattress cover fabric on a bedsheet protecting a plastic mattress.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
174
Inclusion Criteria
  • The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent
  • The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan
  • The patient has a planned hospitalization > 4 days
  • The patient is "movable" within 48 hours
Exclusion Criteria
  • The patient is participating in another study
  • The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study
  • The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship
  • The patient refuses to sign the consent
  • It is impossible to correctly inform the patient
  • The patient is pregnant
  • The patient is breastfeeding

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Mattress protector days 1,2Mattress protector for days 1 and 2A mattress protector is placed in the bed for the first two days and then removed for days 3 and 4.
Mattress protector days 3,4Mattress protector for days 3 and 4A mattress protector is not placed in the bed for the first two days and then added to the bed for days 3 and 4.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual analog scale for patient comfort4 days

score ranging from 0 to 10

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

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Nîmes Cedex 09, Gard, France

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