Pressure Ulcer Assessment Via Telemedicine

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pressure Ulcers

In brief

A Web-based telemedicine system for monitoring the status of patients with pressure ulcers has been developed. It consists of three major data collection components: (1) digital photograph of ulcer; (2) quantitative measurements of wound status (i.e., ulcer area and volume, skin elasticity); and (3) other wound and patient data collected by a nurse. Data are collected via laptop computer and transmitted to a central database, where a computer program transforms the data into the necessary reporting format. The output is posted onto a World Wide Web page for access by the consulting physician. The system incorporates all data requirements for assessment recommended by AHCPR's Clinical Practice Guideline, Treatment of Pressure Ulcers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00012597

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

128

Expected to finish

2000-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• VA inpatients, outpatients, or nursing home residents at the participating sites who have any of the following wounds: (1) chronic pressure ulcers at stage II, III or IV; (2) post-operative wound patients having undergone a skin flap procedure for a grade III or IV pressure ulcer; (3) diabetic wounds; (4) arterial ulcers; or (5) chronic venous status ulcers. Exclusion criteria: Mentally incompetent patients.

Where it is running

• Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA — Decatur, Georgia, United States
• VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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