Care Package for Preventing Pressure Ulcers in ICU Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pressure Ulcer; Nursing Caries
• Interventions: Other: care package

• Registration Number: NCT06509399
• Lead Sponsor: Abant Izzet Baysal University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the care package (CP) developed to prevent pressure injury (PI) in patients in intensive care and to evaluate the effect of the training given to nurses on their knowledge levels and attitudes.

Detailed Description

This experimental study was carried out in the anesthesia and reanimation intensive care unit of Düzce Atatürk State Hospital. The part with patients was completed with a total of 72 patients, 36 in the control group and 36 in the application group. The occurrence rate of PI was compared between the control group and the application group. In the section about nurses, no sample was selected and all 50 nurses working in intensive care were included in the study. Nurses' knowledge and attitudes about PI before and after the training were compared. Data were analyzed using a statistical program.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-15
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-15
• Study Completion: 2023-09-15
• Study First Submitted: 2024-06-27
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-13
• Study First Posted: 2024-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• • 18 years of age or older,
• No development of pressure ulcers in any part of the body,
• Patients expected to stay in the clinic for at least 72 hours or more
• patients with a braden score below 15 points
• Obtaining written consent from the first-degree relatives of patients whose written consent is obtained, patients who are unconscious and unable to give consent

Exclusion Criteria

• • 18 years of age or younger,
• BY in any part of the body,
• BBYRDS score more than 15
• Failure to give written consent by himself/herself or his/her 1st degree relative
• Exitus, discharge, change of department and the patient's wish to leave the study before completing the number of days determined during the data collection phase

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
PRESSURE ULCERS PREVENTION CARE PACKAGE IN INTENSİVE CARE UNIT	care package	This experimental study was carried out in the anesthesia and reanimation intensive care unit of Düzce Atatürk State Hospital. The part with patients was completed with a total of 72 patients, 36 in the control group and 36 in the application group. The occurrence rate of PI was compared between the control group and the application group.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pressure Ulcer Formation	through study completion, an average of 1 year	Ulcer formation was monitored. Patients were followed up for at least 10 days in this respect.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge levels of nurses	through study completion, an average of 1 year	Knowledge levels of nurses were tested before and after the training with the pressure sore assessment form prepared by the researchers.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Health Science; 🇹🇷 Bolu, Merkez, Turkey

Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi/Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi; 🇹🇷 Bolu, Turkey