Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcers

Centre Hôpital Universitaire Farhat Hached

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pressure Ulcers

Treatments: Other: biochemical and molecular analysis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02578004

CHU Farhat Hached

Details and patient eligibility

About

Development of pressure ulcer (PU) is complex and multifactorial. The association of a constituted PU and of clinical / biological major elements is demonstrated and justifies. Prevention of PU is an important health priority, one that requires clear identification of risk factors.

Enrollment: 313 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 88 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• presenting with at least of a wound and confirmed diagnosis of PU, age≥18 years old, bedridden, not feeds only and without trophic and mental disorders.

Exclusion criteria

• paediatric study populations, age > 90 years old, allergy to wound products, malignant origin

Trial design

313 participants in 2 patient groups

100 patients suffering from pressure ulcer

Description:

100 subjects were having at least one wound of pressure ulcer (74 men and 26 women) middle-aged (55.5±20 years) and were recruited from many services of three University Regional hospitals of Tunisia.

Treatment:

Other: biochemical and molecular analysis

213 healthy subjects

Description:

213 healthy subjects (125 men and 88 women) middle-aged (51.5±17 years). Although, healthy individuals, were included as controls, followed in the outpatient services of the University Hospital Farhat Hached and they considered clinically free of pressure ulcer and tissue necrosis.

Treatment:

Other: biochemical and molecular analysis