Bed positioning to reduce pressure on the body
Part of Lungs & breathing, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests a special bed positioning technique (lateralization therapy) to see if it lowers pressure on the body and helps prevent bedsores in people on breathing machines. If you are on a ventilator and not yet ready to breathe on your own, this trial may help improve your comfort and skin health.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You are on a breathing machine (ventilator) and not yet ready to try breathing on your own.
- You are not on very high doses of blood pressure medicine (norepinephrine) and your blood pressure can be kept stable.
- You do not have a dangerous heart rhythm or active bleeding that makes your blood pressure unstable.
- You do not have any bedsores (pressure ulcers) on your tailbone, the back of your head, shoulder blades, or heels at the start of the study.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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