NCT01834417

Preliminary Study Leading to Prevention of Pressure Ulcers by the Use of an On-board Device : Ergonomic Assessment of Wheelchair-seat Pressures in Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) Patients ( PRESDIE)

Preliminary Study Leading to Prevention of Pressure Ulcers by the Use of an On-board Device : Ergonomic Assessment of Wheelchair-seat Pressures in Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Analysis of stored seat-pressures in SCI patients during a 4-week use of an on-board device. During this period, patients write in an agenda noteworthy events that could occur while they're using their wheelchair. A control is done every week and the device can be changed until it is returned at the end of the study period.

Detailed description

* inclusion visit : recovery of the signed informed-consent form, clinical examination, skin control, seat-pressures control, device 9-position control, delivery of the agenda for noteworthy events * 3 follow-up visits : noteworthy events check, skin control, cushioncloth control, device 9-position control * return visit : device return, agenda return, skin control, seat-pressures control

Conditions

• Pressure Ulcer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	TexiMat

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-18
• Primary completion: 2020-01-01
• Completion: 2020-01-01
• First posted: 2013-04-17
• Last updated: 2020-02-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France