Prevention of Sacral Pressure Ulcers With Preventive Dressings (SACRESS)

July 20, 2015 updated by: Maastricht University Medical Center
In this study we would like to find a way to prevent sacral pressure ulcers in high-risk patients by the use of a Mepilex sacral dressing. The research question we would like to answer is the following: Is the Mepilex sacral dressing a cost-effective dressing for the prevention of grade I to grade IV pressure ulcers in the sacral region in higher-risk hospitalized patients?

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

253

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Netherlands
      • Maastricht, Netherlands, 6229 HX
        • Academic Hospital of Maastricht

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age: ≥18 years
  • Admission in one of the ten high-risk departments of the azM
  • Suspected hospital stay of 5 days or more after admission
  • Braden score 19 or less

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age: <18 years
  • Pre-existing sacral pressure ulcer
  • Pre-existing trauma to the sacrum
  • Patient is unable to speak Dutch
  • Patients with an inability to give informed consent
  • Patients who are unable to give informed consent within 24h after admission
  • Patients who are unable to give informed consent before surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Standard Care
Experimental: Mepilex® Border Sacrum dressings
Device: Mepilex® Border Sacrum dressings
Mepilex® Border Sacrum dressings

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To compare the number of patients who develop sacral pressure ulcers between the group with the Mepilex® Border Sacrum dressings (Group A) and the group without any sacral dressings (Group B).
Time Frame: 8 weeks
till hospital release, max 8 weeks
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Maastricht University Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nicole Bouvy, Academic Hospital of Maastricht

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 11, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 11, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

July 13, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 21, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 20, 2015

Last Verified

July 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • NL40299.068.12

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