Clinical Trial: Skin Change Actions by Nursing
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Pressure Injury
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Biophysical Detection of Skin Changes to Cue Pressure Injury Prevention in Nursing Homes
Brief Summary:
Pressure injuries, local areas of damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue that are costly and painful, are often preventable with timely use of prevention strategies.Identifying early pressure induced tissue damage among nursing home residents by nursing staff during routine skin assessment is critical for this process.Finding early damage can prompt nursing home staff to start prevention actions and may allow viable tissue rescue, reducing other health problems or death.We propose use of sub-epidermal…
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