CompletedNot Applicable

Prevention of Pressure Sores in the Prone Position in ARDS Patients

France160 participantsStarted 2018-04-16

Plain-language summary

A nursing strategy to prevent pressure sores in the prone position in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) patients. A multicenter controlled prospective stepped wedge trial.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or more in age * staying in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) * Intubated * mechanically ventilated * severe ARDS defined as arterial Pressure in Oxygen (PaO2)/ Oxygen Inspired Fraction (FIO2) \< 150 mmHg with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ≥ 5 cmH2O and FIO2 ≥ 0.60 * prone positioning indicated by the clinician in charge * weight \< 140 kgs * agreement to participate obtained from the confidence person of the patient * affiliated to social protection insurance Exclusion Criteria: * contra-indication to the prone positioning * prone positioning before inclusion * person under legal protection * pregnancy * weight \> 140 kg * tracheotomy * extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) * Refusal to participate

What they're measuring

number of patients with a new pressure sore of any stage in any predetermined location

Timeframe: day 7 after inclusion

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03125421

SponsorHospices Civils de Lyon

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-01-11

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