ICU study reveals: lying still too long raises bedsores risk
NCT ID NCT07355439
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 82 intensive care patients to see how the time they spend in one position affects their risk of developing pressure injuries (bedsores). Researchers checked skin changes like redness, bruising, and moisture, and used a standard risk scale. The goal was to find better ways to prevent these painful injuries in critically ill patients.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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82 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * \- If the patient is conscious, they must volunteer to participate in the study. * For unconscious patients, a first-degree relative (mother, father, spouse, child) must agree to participate in the study. * The patient's dependency level score on the Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index must be 90 or below (moderately dependent, severely dependent, completely dependent). * The patient must not have developed a pressure injury. * The patient must be meeting their daily calorie needs as determined by the nutrition team. * There must be no contraindications to turning the patient to any side. * Patients who are at low risk according to the pressure injury scale (15 points or above according to the Braden Risk Assessment Scale). * The patient must not have an acute neurological problem. * Patients with a GCS score above 7. Exclusion Criteria: * \- If the patient is conscious, they do not consent to participate in the study. * For unconscious patients, their first-degree relative does not consent to participate in the study. * Patients with a Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index score above 90 (mildly dependent, fully independent). * The patient has an existing pressure injury. * The patient is not meeting their daily calorie needs as determined by the nutrition team. * There is a contraindication to turning the patient to any side. * Patients with moderate to high risk according to the pressure injury scale (score below 15 according to the Braden Risk Assessment Scale). * The patient has an acute neurological problem. * Patients with a GCS score of 7 or below.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bartin University
Bartın, 74100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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