Utility of Interface Pressure Mapping

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Ulcers, Bedsores

In brief

To determine if a device that measures and displays pressure that the patients feel when in bed can help nurses reposition the patient effectively and thereby reduce bedsores in the intensive care unit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01439581

Run by

Henry Ford Health System

People needed

428

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-12

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years and older,
• care giver trained on mapping system

You may not qualify if…

• Less than 18 years,
• pregnant women,
• weight greater 550 lbs, and subjects requiring a specialty mattress

Where it is running

• Henry Ford Hospital — Detroit, Michigan, United States

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