Smartphone app aims to ease bed sore care for homebound patients
NCT ID NCT06848049
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether a mobile application could help nurses and caregivers better manage pressure injuries (bedsores) in people receiving home care. Thirty participants were followed for 28 days, with caregivers using the app to track wound healing and receive reminders. The goal was to see if the app improved wound scores and caregiver knowledge.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile application
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple mobile app helps caregivers better manage pressure injuries at home, reducing wound severity and improving patient safety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed trial with only 30 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the app's benefit over standard care is still uncertain.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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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18 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: * Individuals receiving home care and caregivers * Individuals over the age of 18 * Individuals with a caregiver who can use the mobile application (The mobile application will be introduced to the caregivers in the first meeting and consent will be obtained from the individual to use it) * Individuals with a smartphone * Individuals who can use a smartphone * Individuals who fill in the data completely * Individuals with a pressure injury Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who cannot use mobile applications * Individuals who cannot use smartphones * Individuals who want to leave the study * Individuals who have incomplete data collected in the study for various reasons * Individuals with chronic diseases (Diabetes and Hypertension)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fenerbahce University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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