Comparison of Sacral Interface Pressure in Healthy Volunteers on Two Dynamic Pressure-Prevention Support Surfaces

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Volunteer; Pressure Distribution

Treatments: Device: Bed A - Head of bed at 30 degrees; Device: Bed A - Head of Bed 0 degrees; Device: Bed B - Head of Bed 0 degrees; Device: Bed B - head of bed at 30 degrees

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06661954

IRB-300012406

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the research study is to investigate the peak sacral interface pressures of two separate hospital bed systems in the supine and 30 degrees head-of-bed elevation position.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 89 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• non-disabled
• can walk & stand independently
• can visit UAB SIM Lab once for 45 to 60 minutes

Exclusion criteria

-skin breakdown or compromising skin conditions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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18 participants in 1 patient group

Healthy Adult Volunteers

Experimental group

Description:

One Arm. Repeated measures. All participants are assessed in each of the four bed-position configurations. Bed-position assessment sequence is randomized for each participant.

Treatment:

Device: Bed B - head of bed at 30 degrees

Device: Bed B - Head of Bed 0 degrees

Device: Bed A - Head of bed at 30 degrees

Device: Bed A - Head of Bed 0 degrees