Pressure Ulcer Prevention Study in SCI

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries

In brief

The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle redesign intervention's ability to (1)reduce the incidence of medically serious pressure ulcers and associated surgeries in adults with spinal cord injury, and (2)assess the intervention's cost-effectiveness and potential cost savings and its effects on participants' quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01999816

Run by

University of Southern California

People needed

170

Starts

2008-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Spinal cord injury (paraplegia or tetraplegia)
• Non-ambulatory
• Able to undergo intervention and testing in English or Spanish
• At least 6 months post-injury
• History of at least one serious (Stage 3 or 4) pressure ulcer in the past 5 years
• Cognitively intact
• Personally expressed willingness to undertake recommended lifestyle changes for ulcer prevention.
• Can be reached by telephone.
• Reside in or within 100 miles of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (Downey, CA) with no plans to relocate beyond this area.
• Agreement to participate and completion of consent form.

You may not qualify if…

• Present serious stage 4 pressure ulcer
• Participation in our preliminary research studies
• Participating in the neuromuscular stimulation study

Where it is running

• Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (RLANRC) — Downey, California, United States
• University of Southern California — Los Angeles, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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