An observational study in Pressure Ulcer, sponsored by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. Withdrawn at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-07.
Sponsored by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust · Observational
Participants in the study will be adults with full mobility, with the capacity to give informed written consent. The investigators will recruit a group of volunteers in order to represent a variety of BMIs, in an attempt to gain a sample of the BMIs found in the population. The investigators will mimic current practices and standard equipment in order to replicate real conditions as closely as possible.
Participants will lay on the following surfaces in the following scenarios
Each participant will remain in each position on that particular surface for a period of 25 minutes. A pressure mapping mattress will lie between the participant and the surface assessed to generate a pressure map.
Following completion of data collection, data will be analysed and any areas of potential pressure damage vulnerability will be identified.
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Participants in the study will be adults with full mobility, with the capacity to give informed written consent. We will recruit a group of volunteers in order represent a variety of BMIs, in an attempt to gain a sample of the BMIs found in the population.
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Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
BMI (body mass index)
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
The investigators propose a snap shot study in a group of healthy volunteers of varying BMIs, laying on surfaces a patient would be exposed to during their hospital stay. Participants will lie on a variety of surfaces they may find themselves on during an emergency admission to hospital, including an operating table, in a variety of positions. Participants pressure distributions in each scenario will be measured with a pressure sensing mattress.
PRESSURE AREA DISTRIBUTION ON A VARIETY OF CLINICAL SURFACES IN A GROUP OF 51 VOLUNTEERS
Establish the pressure distributions of current patient surfaces in use, for a variety of different sized patients, to identify any points in the patient's journey when they are at risk of developing pressure damage.
Time frame: 125 minutes
PRESSURE AREA DISTRIBUTION ON A VARIETY OF CLINICAL SURFACES IN A GROUP OF 51 VOLUNTEERS
Gain information to allow calculation of a sample size for a definitive study.
Time frame: 125 minutes
Plan to share: Yes — The authors plan to disseminate the findings of this study by publishing in the academic literature.
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