Status:

COMPLETED

Silicone Adhesive Multilayer Foam Dressings to Prevent Pressure Ulcer

Lead Sponsor:

Belgium Health Care Knowledge Centre

Conditions:

Pressure Ulcer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine if silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings applied to the sacrum, heels and greater trochanter in addition to standard prevention reduce pressure ulcer ...

Detailed Description

A multicentre randomised controlled open label parallel group medical device trial in approximately 8 hospitals in Belgium. Patients will be randomly allocated to three study arms based on a 1:1:1 al...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • At risk for pressure ulcer development based on Braden risk assessment (Braden score ≤17).
  • Admitted to hospital within the previous 48 hours. Note: Not more than 25% of patients per site should be recruited at ICU wards.
  • Skin at sacrum is assessable and there is no clinically relevant incontinence- associated dermatitis (IAD\*) or another skin condition that would be a contra-indication for the application of the devices under study, and there is no pressure ulcer category II or worse present.
  • \*clinically relevant IAD is defined as any of the 4 categories described in the publication http://users.ugent.be/\~dibeeckm/globiadnl/nlv1.0.pdf
  • For at least 3 of the following 4 skin sites (heel left, heel right, greater trochanter left, greater trochanter right) one of the following two conditions should apply:
  • \- A study dressing can be applied as prevention of a pressure ulcer category II or worse at that skin site (there is no contra-indication)
  • OR
  • \- There is already a pressure ulcer category II or worse at that skin site.
  • Written informed consent by the patient or his/her legal representative.

Exclusion

  • Aged \< 18 years.
  • The length of stay counting from first day of admission in one or (if the patient is transferred to another ward) more participating wards is \< 7 days.
  • Both heels amputated
  • Previously known/documented allergy for substances used in the devices under study.
  • A clinical condition not allowing participation in a clinical study.
  • Participation in another interventional clinical trial.
  • Patients who exceptionally receive or are planned to receive a dressing for the prevention of pressure ulcers at sacrum, heels and trochanters based on best medical judgment and outside of the surgery setting.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 8 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

1634 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03442777

Start Date

February 8 2018

End Date

December 31 2018

Last Update

April 26 2021

Active Locations (8)

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1

OLV Aalst

Aalst, Belgium, 9300

2

AZ Maria Middelares Ghent

Ghent, Belgium, 9000

3

University of Ghent

Ghent, Belgium, 9000

4

UZ Brussel

Jette, Belgium, 1090