Status:
COMPLETED
CMAP Refinement for Pressure Injury Prevention
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Pressure Ulcer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
For Veterans with spinal cord injury who use a wheelchair, pressure injuries related to sitting are a significant daily threat to well-being. Pressure injuries are costly to treat, negatively impact q...
Detailed Description
Objectives: The long-term goal of this project is to improve the effectiveness of pressure injury prevention education by clinicians and self-management by Veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) throu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- For Aim 1a:
- Veteran adults aged 18-80
- male and female
- with a spinal cord injury (C4 and below) or spinal cord disorder with impaired sensory function and a wheelchair user for at least one year
- For Aim 2: Veteran adults aged 18-80, male and female, with a recent spinal cord injury (C4 and below) or a spinal cord disorder with impaired sensory function, who are currently in inpatient rehabilitation with at least 1 week prior to discharge. Participants must demonstrate ability to access the CMAP system application on a mobile phone or tablet independently.
- For Aim 3:
- Veteran adults aged 18-80
- male and female
- manual or power wheelchair users
- at least one year post SCI onset
- (C4 and below) or a spinal cord disorder with impaired sensory function
- who are visiting the MVAHCS SCI/D Center for their annual visit or at end of a non-pressure injury stay in the hospital
- at which time review of pressure injury prevention and assessment of wheelchair seating are routinely conducted by clinicians
- Veterans using the CMAP system must demonstrate ability to access the CMAP app on a mobile phone or tablet independently
- Clinicians inclusion Criteria for Aim 1b; Aims 2 and 3:
- Clinicians (SCI/D Physical and Occupational Therapists and Nurses and Ancillary Clinician) who, in their normal scope of work, provide patient education for pressure injury prevention
Exclusion
- For Aim 1a:
- Any Veteran with SCI/D who is unable to verbally and cognitively communicate with the study team
- For Aims 2, and 3:
- Any Veteran with SCI/D who has an active pressure injury that contacts their seating system or within six months of a flap surgery
- Any Veteran with SCI/D who is unable to verbally and cognitively communicate with the study team
- Any Veteran whose seat cushion is a customized immersion style
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
26 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04309864
Start Date
June 1 2020
End Date
July 31 2025
Last Update
August 28 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417-2309