Dressings, nutritional supplementation and teaching of the patient and caregiver for the healing of bedsores

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pressure ulcer. self-care.; C17.800.893.665; E02.900

• Registration Number: RBR-7hfwzj
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Goiás

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Patients 18 years of age or over; pressure injury in stages 2, 3 or 4 up until 24 cm2; body mass index equal or greater than 18,5 kg/m2 and lower than 30 kg/m2 and therapeutic plan of hospitalization in the institution for at least 30 days; scoring on the mini-test of mental state equal or greater the expected scoring for the scholarity

Caregivers 18 years of age or older; scoring on the mini-test of mental state equal or greater the expected scoring for the scholarity

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a previous history of allergy to any plant from the Asteraceae or Pedaliaceae family; renal or liver diseases; osteomyelitis; cellulitis; systemic use of corticoids; immunosuppressants, radiation, chemotherapy less than four weeks before entering this study and myiasis

Caregivers with visual deficit that blocks visualization of the educational material for the care; hearing deficiency moderate to severe that blocks orientation comprehension

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Main lesion area reduction rate determined by the following equation: initial area minus the final area, divided by 100.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Healing Status, by scoring on Pressure Ulcer Scale of Healing (PUSH);Status infection of wound, determined by score of Delphi panel of EWMA;Lesion odor classified as absent, discrete, moderate and intense;Sufficiency in patient/caregiver knowledge and skills to prevent and treat pressure injury determined by hit rate on knowledge assessment instruments and secure performance in skills to prevent and treat pressure injury higher or equal to 80%;Percentage of knowledge gained by both patient and caregiver about prevention and treatment of pressure injury; percentage of skills gained by both patient and caregiver about prevention and treatment of pressure injury