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CompletedNCT01439581Updated Sep 12, 2019Results posted

Utility of Interface Pressure Mapping

An interventional study of Mapping System and Non-Mapping System in Ulcers and Bedsores, sponsored by Henry Ford Health System. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-09-12.

Sponsored by Henry Ford Health System · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
428
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To determine if a device that measures and displays pressure that the patients feel when in bed can help nurses reposition the patient effectively and thereby reduce bedsores in the intensive care unit.

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Conditions studied

  • Ulcers
  • Bedsores

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Keywords

  • patients
  • susceptible to
  • hospital
  • acquired pressure
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In context

Pressure Ulcer

518 studies on the registry are indexed under Pressure Ulcer; 117 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 428 is above the median of 70 across 395 interventional studies indexed under Pressure Ulcer.

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Lead sponsor

Henry Ford Health System is the lead sponsor of 293 studies on the registry; 50 are open to participants now.

Of its 35 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 23 (66%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years and older,
  • care giver trained on mapping system

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Less than 18 years,
  • pregnant women,
  • weight greater 550 lbs, and subjects requiring a specialty mattress
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
428 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Patients on mapping systems

    Device: Mapping System

  • Active comparator
    Patients not on mapping systems

    Device: Non-Mapping System

Interventions

  • DeviceMapping System

    Pressure Sensing coverlet on ICU bed and provides real time feedback to assist in effective patient repositioning

  • DeviceNon-Mapping System

    Standard ICU bed with no mapping system

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pressure Mapping Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers

    Comparing number of pressure ulcers when using pressure mapping compared to when not.

    Time frame: Time admitted in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

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Results

Posted Aug 29, 2018

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePatients on Mapping SystemsPatients Not on Mapping Systems
Started216212
Completed216212
Not completed00

Outcome measures

PrimaryPressure Mapping Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers

Comparing number of pressure ulcers when using pressure mapping compared to when not.

Time frame:
Time admitted in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Pressure Mapping Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
ParticipantsPatients on Mapping SystemsPatients Not on Mapping Systems
Pressure Mapping Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers210

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Patients on Mapping Systems—0/213 (0%)0/213 (0%)
Patients Not on Mapping Systems—0/209 (0%)0/209 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Patients on Mapping SystemsPatients Not on Mapping SystemsTotal
<=18 years000
Between 18 and 65 years143138281
>=65 years7374147
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Patients on Mapping SystemsPatients Not on Mapping SystemsTotal
Mean58.7 (19 to 96)56.9 (18 to 93)57.8 (18 to 96)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Patients on Mapping SystemsPatients Not on Mapping SystemsTotal
Female110102212
Male106110216
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Patients on Mapping SystemsPatients Not on Mapping SystemsTotal
United States216212428
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Study locations

1 site
  • Henry Ford Hospital
    Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 12, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01439581
Lead sponsor
Henry Ford Health System
Collaborators
Wellsense USA Inc.
Responsible party
Rob Behrendt (MICU Unit Educator, Henry Ford Health System) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 23, 2011
Start date
Aug 2011
Primary completion
Oct 2011
Completion
Sep 2012
Results posted
Aug 29, 2018
Last update
Sep 12, 2019

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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