Air Fluidized Therapy (AFT) in Patients With Suspected Deep Tissue Injury (sDTI)

Completed

Conditions studied: Pressure Ulcers

In brief

Patients with a suspected Deep Tissue Injury (or a purple reddened area over a bony prominence of their body, which is expected to break down into a pressure ulcer) will be place on the Clinitron® Rite HiteTM bed to see if the air fluidized mattress decreases the amount of tissue breakdown from their bruise.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01292980

Run by

Hill-Rom

People needed

5

Starts

2010-08-01

Expected to finish

2011-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-02-11

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with sDTI on the supine aspect of their body
• Patient does not require a pulmonary specialty bed for care
• Patient is expected to be in the hospital for at least 3 days
• Patient weighs between 30 and 350 Lbs.
• Patient's height is less than 75 inches tall
• Patient, or patient's representative, is willing and able to sign written informed consent
• Patient is expected to survive hospitalization.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient is less than 18 years of age
• Patient has already participated in this study

Where it is running

• Harris Methodist Hospital — Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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