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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00262444
Date of registration: 04/12/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University Ghent
Public title: Effectivity and Efficiency of Turning Frequencies: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Scientific title: Effectivity and Efficiency of Turning Frequencies: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: September 2003
Target sample size: 500
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00262444
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Belgium
Contacts
Name:     Tom Defloor, PhD
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Affiliation:  University Ghent
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- non-blanchable erythema above a bony prominence

- Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pressure ulcers grade 3 or 4

- Turning contra-indicated based on medical grounds



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pressure Ulcer Lesions (Grade 2 or More)
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Different turning frequencies
Primary Outcome(s)
Incidence of pressure ulcers [Time Frame: during 5 weeks]
Time to develop pressure ulcers
Secondary Outcome(s)
Different risk factors: age, length, weight, incontinence, urinary catheter, blood pressure, mobility, activity, diabetes, CVA, KATZ score, medication, duration in a sitting posture
Secondary ID(s)
2003/084
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Distrac
Ethics review
Results
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