Assessment the effect of The Heel Protective Device on the incidence of pressure ulcer
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- the heel pressure ulcer.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20200727048225N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Age over 60 years
Unilateral lower limb fracture
informed consent to participate in research
Exclusion Criteria
cognitive problems - Absence of - - Absence of
acute diseases
Braden score more than 16
pressure and traumatic ulcer in fractured lower limb
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The incidence of the heel pressure ulcer. Timepoint: before the intervention and for 3 days during the intervention. Method of measurement: Skin health assessment checklist (based on EPUAP pressure ulcer classification system).;Severity of the heel pressure ulcer. Timepoint: before the intervention and for 3 days during the intervention. Method of measurement: PUSH questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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