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Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Sacral Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury; Skin - Other skin conditions

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000763145
• Lead Sponsor: Griffith University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 14 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1320

Inclusion Criteria

At least 18 years of age
- Patient or their proxy able to provide written informed consent
- Assessed as being at-risk of a hospital-acquired pressure injury
- Patient screened for the study within 36 hours of hospital admission
- Expected hospital length of stay of at least 24hrs following recruitment

Exclusion Criteria

- Patient is unable to be turned
- Existing sacral PI, injury, skin allergy or lesion in the sacral area at the time of recruitment
- Patients with urinary and/or faecal incontinence at the time of recruitment
- Unable to speak or understand English if no interpreter present at the time of recruitment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified