Cast Sores With Waterproof Vs. Standard Cast Padding

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pressure Ulcer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare waterproof cast padding material to standard cotton/poly-cotton cast padding material to the presence or absence of cast sores of the heel.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00504855

Run by

Shriners Hospitals for Children

People needed

84

Starts

2007-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-04-08

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient at Shriners Hospital for Children - Honolulu
• Ages 0-18
• Short leg, long leg, spica or Petrie cast that includes the foot
• Cast applied in the operating room

You may not qualify if…

• Ponsetti casts (club foot casts with no more surgery than Achilles tenotomy, age < 1 year)
• Splints
• cylinder casts or spicas which don't include the foot

Where it is running

• Shriners Hospitals for Children - Honolulu — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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