NCT01857089

Characterization of Sitting Postures in Healthy Subjects

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Grenoble · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the intra and inter-subjects variability of the pressure measurement cartography in healthy and well and able volunteers, sitting on a rigid base during two hours.

Detailed description

* The purpose of this study is to understand the formation of pressure sore, to improve the care of paraplegic patients. * This pilot study is going to help to establish a model in healthy volunteers in the prevention of pressure sores.

Conditions

• Pressure Ulcer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Orthotest CE	Orthotest CE is a rigid base mapping system composed by 1024 pressure transducers uniformly distributed in a 35x35 cm surface. Orthotest CE is a product manufactured by Vista-Medical. The patient sit on the rigid base during 2 hours to record the pressure and all the data needed for the pilot study. Pressure measurement

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2013-08-01
• First posted: 2013-05-20
• Last updated: 2014-04-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France