Exploring Body Morphology, Skin Microcirculation and Microclimate in Patients with Critical Illness.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: skin integrity; critical illness; Skin - Other skin conditions

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000756123
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

•18 years and over; and
•ICU length of stay expected to be greater than 24 hours.

Exclusion Criteria

•are unable to turn into the full lateral turn position for a short time period, as determined by medical or nursing clinicians;
•are managed in isolation under contact, droplet or airborne precautions;
•have a break to the skin integrity, including PI, moisture lesion, or incontinence-associated dermatitis at the sacrum region;
•have a previously healed PI over the sacrum;
•are receiving palliative care or the withdrawal of;
•are agitated and not able to obey commands as determined by medical or nursing clinicians;
•are deemed to be in too much pain to turn, as determined by medical or nursing clinicians;
•are haemodynamically unstable, as determined by medical or nursing clinicians; or
•are currently enrolled in three intensive care research protocols.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified