The main objective of this study is to compare the percentage of patients that successfully pass from a laying position to a sitting position in less than 10 seconds between study arms: * experimental arm: these patients will use the ERGONOME device to help them sit up * standard arm: these patients will use traditional hanging triangle bar to help them sit up
The secondary objectives of this study are to compare the following between study arms: * The average time (s) required to sit up * How the patient's center of gravity moves in relation to a fixed axis
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
37
The patient is positioned on a Winncare type bed dressed with a pressure-sensor sheet and equipped with either a hanging triangle bar (supporting arm of the bar is adjusted to 30 degrees) or an ERGONOME device according to randomization. The patient is first installed on the bed in a strictly supine position, the pelvis centered, and the greater trochanter over the fold of the backrest. The investigator then gives instructions on how to use the randomized device (correct hand placement). The patient is asked to sit up twice (two consecutive attempts). The first attempt is a learning attempt. The observations necessary for this study will be taken on the second attempt. Thus the second sitting attempt is timed, video-taped and recorded via the pressure-sensor sheet beneath the patient.
CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
Nîmes, Gard, France
Successful transition from a laying position to a sitting position
yes/no
Time frame: Baseline (day 0)
Time needed to sit up
(minutes) The time needed to sit up is defined as follows: * The minimum time recorded for two attempts in the "Hanging Triangle Bar" group * The maximum time recorded for two attempts in the "Ergonome group"
Time frame: baseline (day 0)
Shift in the patient's center of mass (cm)
Shift in the patient's center of mass away from the x-axis of a pressure-sheet placed on the bed.
Time frame: baseline (day 0)
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