Color-Coded bedside cards aim to stop pressure injuries in their tracks
NCT ID NCT07470918
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether placing color-coded cards at the bedside of ICU patients can help nurses prevent pressure injuries (bedsores). The cards use red, yellow, and green to show high, medium, or low risk. Researchers will track 96 patients over 5 days to see if this simple visual tool reduces the number of new pressure injuries.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Color-coded risk classification cards (red/yellow/green) used at the bedside
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this simple color-coded system could help nurses spot pressure injury risk faster and prevent bedsores in ICU patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 96 participants. The approach is a communication tool, not a medical treatment, so its impact may be limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Agreeing to participate in the study * Participants who do not have a pre-existing pressure injury upon hospital admission Exclusion Criteria: * Wanting to withdraw from the study * Discharge from hospital or change of department before completing the number of days determined during the data collection phase
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Health Sciences Turkiye Gulhane Faculty of Nursing
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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