Nursing Interventions for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcer

Hawler Medical University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Treatments: Other: Pressure ulcer prevention program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06981962

Nursing interventions

Details and patient eligibility

About

this study is aimed to assess the effectiveness of nursing interventions on the prevention of pressure ulcers among immobile stroke patients

Full description

Research question: Question 1: What is the effect of nursing educational interventional program on the prevention of pressure ulcers among immobile stroke patients.

The interventional program will be provided for the patients over a period of two days in the hospital, then the pressure ulcer prevention program will demonstrated by the researcher. The education and demonstration will consist of proper positioning, frequent change of patients' posture to limit or decrease pressure over the skin, skincare, such as maintaining adequate hydration, keep skin clean, prevent excessive dryness of skin, prevent message over bony prominence, and control moisture.

A manual in the form of booklet will be given to the patients and their family caregiver.

Enrollment: 64 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 73 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Both gender

2. Patients' age ≥ 18 years old.

3. Patients who

   1. are at highly risk for pressure ulcer development.
   2. Braden scale score ≤ 12
   3. Are able to communicate clearly
   4. Provide written informed consent
   5. Do not participate in another study and do not receive any information regarding pressure ulcer prevention.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients who have different types of mental problems

2. Braden scale score > 12

3. Have history of previous pressure ulcer and are unable to respond to verbal commands.

4. Patients who work as a health care provider.

5. Patients with different stages of pressure ulcer.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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64 participants in 2 patient groups

Case

Experimental group

Description:

The case group will receive appropriate pressure ulcer prevention program

Treatment:

Other: Pressure ulcer prevention program

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

In this study the control group will not receive pressure ulcer prevention program