Which mattress wins? study tests pressure relief for bedridden patients
NCT ID NCT01402765
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compared two special mattresses designed to prevent bedsores in people who are bedridden. Researchers measured pressure on the body while patients lay on each mattress. The goal was to see which mattress spreads pressure more evenly, which could help reduce the risk of painful sores.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help identify which mattress better prevents bedsores in immobile patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 31 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It measures pressure, not actual bedsore prevention.
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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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31 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Mar 2012
- Finished
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Apr 2012
- 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.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * Bedridden patients that still have some measure of mobility, or that can change beds with assistance. * Patients with symmetrical buttox support * Body mass index between 16 and 35 Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is participating in another study * The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The patient refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * Strict decubitus dorsal position is contra-indicated * State of agigation or non-cooperation * Asymetrical deformation of the spine or hips in the frontal plane * Bed sores present * Evolving cardiac pathology * Recent scar at a pressure interface * Deep vein thrombosis * Expected life span \< 24 weeks
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France