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NCT number NCT02996331
Other study ID # PRO00069413
Secondary ID 1R01NR016001-01A
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date May 16, 2017
Est. completion date October 11, 2019

Study information

Verified date February 2021
Source Duke University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether repositioning frequency can be extended for nursing home (NH) residents who are low, moderate, and high risk for pressure ulcer (PrU) development. The investigators will also determine how changes in medical severity interact with changes in risk level and repositioning schedule to predict PrU development. This study will advance knowledge about repositioning frequency and clinically assessed PrU risk-level in relation to medical severity. Outcomes of this research will contribute to future guidelines for more precise preventive nursing practices and refinement of PrU prevention guidelines.


Description:

The purpose of this 9 nursing homes (NH) cluster randomized study is to determine whether repositioning frequency can be extended for NH residents who are low, moderate, and high risk for pressure ulcer (PrU) development and on visco-elastic (VE) high-density foam support-surfaces without compromising PrU incidence. The investigators will also determine how changes in medical severity interact with changes in risk level and repositioning schedule to predict PrU development. PrUs result primarily from pressure over bony prominences that occlude blood flow to tissues. Current PrU prevention protocols recommend repositioning moderate, high, and severe risk residents a minimum of every 2 hours. The investigators propose to include low risk residents because studies suggest they too develop PrUs. New pressure redistribution mattresses may make 2 hour repositioning unnecessary, but optimal time between repositioning remains unclear. Aims are 1) determine differences in incidence of new PrUs in NH residents (low, moderate, high risk level) using VE surfaces and repositioned at 2, 3, and 4 hour frequencies; and 2) determine how medical severity components (measured by a modified Comprehensive Severity Index), changes in clinically assessed risk-level (low, moderate, high as measured by Braden Scale), repositioning schedule, and their interactions are associated with PrU development; and an Exploratory Aim: Evaluate PrU prevention intervention approach between NH groups repositioned at 2, 3, or 4 hour by: 1) comparing the intervention resource costs (VE surfaces, Leaf service/sensor use, fixed and variable labor costs for training and repositioning) and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of cost per % reduction in PrUs, and 2) exploring staff and resident satisfaction with intervention approach. The investigators will randomly assign each NH to one of 3 study arms (2, 3, 4 hour) while providing standard nursing care. Leaf Patient Monitoring System will be used with sensor worn continuously to monitor repositioning. Periodic safety and care checks will be performed to ensure skin integrity. Residents admitted to study NHs for at least 3 days during the 6 week intervention, without an existing PrU, not using a specialty support surface, and of low, moderate, or high risk for PrU development will be included in analysis based on intention to treat. The outcome, no difference in PrU incidence, will determine whether repositioning frequency can be extended for low, moderate, high risk residents. Medical severity components and clinically assessed risk level will be examined for assessment to assessment change in relation to PrU development, thus identifying severity components associated with new PrUs. Data will be monitored by investigators daily. Data analysis and management will be performed by HSIR. NH staff and resident satisfaction with the intervention approach will be explored using focus groups. This study will advance knowledge about repositioning frequency and clinically assessed PrU risk-level in relation to medical severity. Outcomes of this research will contribute to future guidelines for more precise preventive nursing practices and refinement of PrU prevention guidelines.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 2113
Est. completion date October 11, 2019
Est. primary completion date October 10, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - NH residents for a minimum of 3 days who use a VE-surface mattress, are without PrUs and are clinically assessed as low, moderate, or high risk for new PrU development will participate in their respective NH-wide repositioning frequency protocol. - Participants will include residents at the time of study initiation and any newly admitted residents during the 6-week study period. Exclusion Criteria: - Newly admitted residents (less than 3 days) - resident has been diagnosed with pre-existing pressure ulcer - PrU Risk is severe (Braden score <= 9) - the resident is cared for on a specialty bed (such as a bariatric bed) - "do not turn" orders are present - Allergy to adhesive

Study Design


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Intervention

Other:
2 hour repositioning
Current PrU prevention protocols recommend repositioning moderate, high, and severe risk residents a minimum of every 2 hours. We propose to include low risk residents because studies suggest they too develop PrUs. New pressure redistribution mattresses may make 2 hour repositioning unnecessary, but optimal time between repositioning remains unclear. Aim is to determine differences in incidence of new PrUs in NH residents (low, moderate, high risk level) using VE surfaces and repositioned at 2, 3, and 4 hour frequencies.
3 hour repositioning
It is expected that repositioning frequency can be extended for NH residents who are low, moderate, and high risk for pressure ulcer (PrU) development and on visco-elastic (VE) high-density foam support-surfaces without compromising PrU incidence. This intervention will include a 3 hour repositioning interval.
4 hour repositioning
It is expected that repositioning frequency can be extended for NH residents who are low, moderate, and high risk for pressure ulcer (PrU) development and on visco-elastic (VE) high-density foam support-surfaces without compromising PrU incidence. This intervention will include a 4 hour repositioning interval.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Quinnipiac Valley Center Wallingford Connecticut

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Duke University National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Determine differences in PrU Incidence among NH in study arms. Determine differences in the incidence of new PrUs in NH residents at low, moderate, and high risk using VE surfaces and repositioned at 2, 3, or 4 hour frequencies, in nine randomly assigned NHs over a 4-week period. We hypothesize that there will be no significant difference in PrU incidence between the 3 treatment arms in the study using three risk level groups: high risk (Braden Scale Score, 10-12), moderate risk (Braden Scale Score, 13-14), and low risk (Braden Scores >14). The hypothesis of no group-difference will be tested by examining whether the 95% confidence intervals of the rates of PrU and the 2-hour repositioning overlap. If they do, the hypothesis for no group-difference will be confirmed. Cumulative Incidence rate = [(# of residents with 1 or more new PrUs during intervention period) รท (# of residents participating in intervention for 3 or more days)] x 100; calculated for the full 4-week intervention period. 4 weeks
Secondary Determine how medical severity components, changes in clinically assessed risk level, repositioning schedule, and their interactions are associated with development of PrUs. Calculated severity score resulting from distillation of over 2,000 potential elements using the modified Comprehensive Severity Index (CSI) risk adjustment system. The more abnormal the signs/symptoms, the higher the severity score: Level 1 (normal to mild) - Level 4 (catastrophic, life-threatening, or likely to result in organ failure). PrU development will be examined and the PrU incidence rate will be modeled as a binary outcome. Additionally, generalized estimating equations (GEEs) will be used with model fit assessed using the quasi-likelihood information criterion (QIC). Robust standard errors, clustered at the facility level, will be employed to account for covariance among residents within facilities over time. To test the robustness of models, non-linear mixed models using PROC GLIMMIX will be employed as another option for modeling the data. 4 weeks
Secondary Evaluate cost-effectiveness of PrU prevention intervention approach between NH groups repositioned at 2, 3, or 4 hour intervals. Comparing the intervention resource costs and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of cost per % reduction in PrUs. Intervention cost will include labor cost, such as training time multiplied by wage & fringe rates of training participants and number of repositionings for each NH and study arm and time to conduct repositioning collected by Leaf system; multiplied by nurse wage & fringe rate. Non-labor cost inputs will include market prices paid fully depreciated over their respective useful life will be used to calculate daily equipment cost rates. Intervention cost by NH and study arm and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) will be calculated and compared for cost per % reduction in PrUs. Sensitivity analysis will be conducted with the range of observed repositioning times, nurse salaries, and market prices for non-labor inputs to assess the robustness of the ICERs and their sensitivity to labor and non-labor input prices. 4 weeks
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