Use of a Fabric Mattress Cover for Patient Comfort
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interventional
174
1 country
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Brief Summary
The main objective of this research project is to measure the impact on patient satisfaction of the use of a fabric mattress cover fabric on a bedsheet protecting a plastic mattress.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2012
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 29, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 6, 2012
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2013
CompletedMarch 26, 2015
March 1, 2015
8 months
February 29, 2012
March 25, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Visual analog scale for patient comfort
score ranging from 0 to 10
2 days
Visual analog scale for patient comfort
score ranging from 0 to 10
4 days
Study Arms (2)
Mattress protector days 1,2
EXPERIMENTALA mattress protector is placed in the bed for the first two days and then removed for days 3 and 4.
Mattress protector days 3,4
EXPERIMENTALA mattress protector is not placed in the bed for the first two days and then added to the bed for days 3 and 4.
Interventions
A mattress protector is placed in the bed for the first two days and then removed for days 3 and 4.
A mattress protector is not placed in the bed for the first two days and then added to the bed for days 3 and 4.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent
- The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan
- The patient has a planned hospitalization \> 4 days
- The patient is "movable" within 48 hours
You may not qualify if:
- The patient is participating in another study
- The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship
- The patient refuses to sign the consent
- It is impossible to correctly inform the patient
- The patient is pregnant
- The patient is breastfeeding
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Luc Duwig, MD
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 29, 2012
First Posted
March 6, 2012
Study Start
July 1, 2012
Primary Completion
March 1, 2013
Study Completion
March 1, 2013
Last Updated
March 26, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-03