An Investigation to Identify Subjects Admitted to Hospital With an Increased Risk of Developing Pressure Ulcers

PU sensor AB433 enrolled

Overview

A double blind, non randomized, multicenter investigation

The study consists of 2 evaluations/visits. Evaluation/visit 1: Takes place in connection with admission to the hospital. Informed consent, inclusion and exclusion criteria are assessed as well as assessment of skin type and inspection of the entire body skin. Pregnancy test on women of childbearing potential, height, weight, blood pressure and body temperature are measured. Questions about demography, health conditions, previous illnesses, nicotine habits. Risk assessment for pressure ulcers (Modified Norton or RAPS-scale) is carried out according to the hospital usual routine. Examination with PU sensor will be performed. Evaluation/visit 2: Takes place in connection with the discharge from the hospital or 4 weeks after visit 1 if the research subject is still hospitalized. Full body skin inspection to see possible onset of pressure ulcers. Review of the research subject's medical records as well as review of nursing notes from the hospital where the research subject has been discharged from, to find any notes about pressure ulcers. The study participation is then terminated for the research subject.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

433

Conditions

Pressure Ulcer

Interventions

PU sensorDEVICE

Device to assess microcirculation in sacrum area to find subjects at risk for pressure ulcer

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Given their written consent to participate in the study 2. Male or female between ≥18 years and ≤ 64 years with a reduced mobility, where the hospitalization may involve a risk that the person may become less active or Male or female ≥65 years Exclusion Criteria: 1. Existing pressure ulcer or damage to the skin around the sacrum where the PU sensor plate and pillow are to be placed 2. Fever ≥38 ºC, within 30 minutes before the examination with PU sensor 3. Difficulty lying still in supine position during the examination with PU sensor, which takes 5 to 10 minutes 4. Known allergy or sensitivity to any of the materials in PU sensor that gets in contact with the skin on the sacrum 5. Body weight ≥200 kg 6. Previous participation in the study 7. Mental inability, or language difficulties that results in difficulty to understand the meaning of participation in the study and / or signing the study consent, 8. Pregnancy

Locations (3)

Länssjukhuset Ryhov, Geriatriska kliniken

Jönköping, Sweden

Oskarhamns Sjukhus

Oskarshamn, Sweden

Medicin-Geriatriska kliniken Akademiska sjukhuset,

Uppsala, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of pressure ulcers developed between visit 1 and 2

This outcome is to evaluate if the subjects that have been assessed as at risk of developing pressure ulcers (using PU sensor) have actually developed pressure ulcers with a greater probability than those assessed as not at risk

Time frame: Up to 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Incidence of adverse events (AEs) and adverse device effects (ADEs)

All adverse events (AEs) and adverse device effects (ADEs) incidence and severity following measurement with PU sensor up to 2 days after the baseline

Time frame: Up to 2 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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