Ultrasound test to predict bed sores in ICU patients
Part of Skin clinical trials.
This study uses a special ultrasound test to measure the health of the skin and tissue over the tailbone in ICU patients, to predict who might get a pressure injury (bed sore). If the test works well, it could help doctors take early steps to prevent bed sores in high-risk patients.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- 18 years of age or older
- Admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and expected to stay for at least 4 days (96 hours)
- The skin around your tailbone (sacrococcygeal area) must be free of wounds, sores, or breaks
- Not pregnant, and no severe skin conditions or past surgeries in that area that interfere with ultrasound
- Must be stable enough to be turned on your side for an ultrasound exam
- For the second phase: must have a high-risk ultrasound score (determined in the first phase) and not have been in the first phase
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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