Tissue Vascular Optics and Impedance Measurements for the Detection of Early Tissue Damage and Pressure Ulceration
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Pressure Ulcer
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Prospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 99 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Pressure ulcers are common, distressing and expensive. Currently scoring systems and checks by nursing staff are carried out to assess a patient's risk of developing a pressure ulcer. The aim is to investigate whether non-invasive physiological measurements can be taken from patients to predict who ...
Pressure ulcers are common, distressing and expensive. Currently scoring systems and checks by nursing staff are carried out to assess a patient's risk of developing a pressure ulcer. The aim is to investigate whether non-invasive physiological measurements can be taken from patients to predict who might be at risk of pressure ulcers to allow us to intervene and reduce the risk.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04113148
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Gerard Stansby, MBBS Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust/Newcastle University
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