Trial Outcomes & Findings for Evaluation of Heel Offloading Devices for Reducing Heel Contact Pressures in Healthy Volunteers (NCT NCT02811965)

NCT ID: NCT02811965

Last Updated: 2018-01-08

Results Overview

Average contact force calculated from an area of 40.32 cm\^2 that encompassed the entire posterior heel. Pressure readings obtained by pressure mapping

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

21 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

5 minutes of pressure mapping

Results posted on

2018-01-08

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Healthy Research Subjects
Each research subject will have pressure mapping performed on his or her right foot in the 7 interventions listed to determine the contact forces experienced by the heel in each off-loading condition. Each intervention will be randomly applied.
Overall Study
STARTED
21
Overall Study
COMPLETED
21
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Healthy Research Subjects
n=21 Participants
Each research subject will have pressure mapping performed on his or her right foot in the 7 interventions listed to determine the contact forces experienced by the heel in each off-loading condition. Each intervention will be randomly applied.
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=21 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
20 Participants
n=21 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
1 Participants
n=21 Participants
Age, Continuous
36.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.1 • n=21 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
17 Participants
n=21 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants
n=21 Participants
Weight, Continuous
168.6 lbs
STANDARD_DEVIATION 43.5 • n=21 Participants
Height, Continuous
65.7 inches
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.2 • n=21 Participants
Body Mass Index (BMI), Continuous
27.3 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.7 • n=21 Participants
BMI, Categorical
18.5 < BMI < 24.9
8 Participants
n=21 Participants
BMI, Categorical
25 < BMI < 29.9
7 Participants
n=21 Participants
BMI, Categorical
30 < BMI
6 Participants
n=21 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 5 minutes of pressure mapping

Average contact force calculated from an area of 40.32 cm\^2 that encompassed the entire posterior heel. Pressure readings obtained by pressure mapping

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed without a heel offloading intervention applied.
Pillow Condition 1
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with the Pillow condition 1 intervention applied to the heel.
Pillow Condition 2
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with the Pillow condition 2 applied to the heel.
Heel Foam Pillow
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with the heel foam pillow device applied to the heel.
Offloading Device A
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with Offloading Device A applied to the heel.
Offloading Device B
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with Offloading Device B applied to the heel.
Offloading Device C
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with Offloading Device C applied to the heel.
Average Contact Force Exerted on the Heel
60.25 mmHg
Standard Deviation 13.68
39.74 mmHg
Standard Deviation 10.84
5.57 mmHg
Standard Deviation 3.94
29.34 mmHg
Standard Deviation 7.67
24.50 mmHg
Standard Deviation 9.63
20.72 mmHg
Standard Deviation 10.25
7.00 mmHg
Standard Deviation 12.51

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 5 minutes of pressure mapping

Peak pressure index calculated by centering a 3 X 3 region of interest (14.52 cm\^2) over maximum pressure sensor reading within the region of interest encompassing the heel.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed without a heel offloading intervention applied.
Pillow Condition 1
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with the Pillow condition 1 intervention applied to the heel.
Pillow Condition 2
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with the Pillow condition 2 applied to the heel.
Heel Foam Pillow
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with the heel foam pillow device applied to the heel.
Offloading Device A
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with Offloading Device A applied to the heel.
Offloading Device B
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with Offloading Device B applied to the heel.
Offloading Device C
n=21 Participants
Pressure mapping is performed with Offloading Device C applied to the heel.
Peak Pressure Index on the Heel
120.15 mmHg
Standard Deviation 23.88
69.93 mmHg
Standard Deviation 17.63
10.97 mmHg
Standard Deviation 8.42
48.06 mmHg
Standard Deviation 9.87
39.88 mmHg
Standard Deviation 18.01
32.18 mmHg
Standard Deviation 14.71
12.51 mmHg
Standard Deviation 8.26

Adverse Events

Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Pillow Condition 1

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Pillow Condition 2

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Heel Foam Pillow

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Offloading Device A

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Offloading Device B

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Offloading Device C

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Jennifer Savage, DNP, APN, FNP-BC

Lincoln Memorial University

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: LTE60