Early Identification of Suspected Deep Tissue Injury (sDTI)

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Pressure Ulcer, Bed Sore

In brief

The purpose of this study is to further clarify existing research on the early identification and documentation of suspected deep tissue injury (sDTI). Basic principles of physiology along with prior research suggests that sDTI has quantifiable amounts of heat (or lack thereof) relative to surrounding tissue that will exhibit characteristic thermal signatures (temperature). These signatures will be measured and quantitatively recorded using long-wave infrared thermography (LWIT) to not only identify sDTI, but to also learn more about their pathophysiological evolution. Additionally, the LWIT physiological data will be cross-compared to the gold standard of visual assessment and other current standards of wound evaluation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02705443

Run by

Wound Vision

People needed

60

Starts

2016-02-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-11-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• Can tolerate position changes ≥ 10 minutes
• Non-pregnant

You may not qualify if…

• Therapies/treatments cannot be safely suspended to for an imaging session
• Non-English speaking

Where it is running

• Kindred Hospital Dayton — Dayton, Ohio, United States (enrolling)

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