A Study to Evaluate the Benefits of Using a Range of Wound Care Products From a Single Manufacturer

NCT ID: NCT02937909

Last Updated: 2018-03-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-02-15

Study Completion Date

2017-12-06

Brief Summary

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This study is designed to investigate whether the adoption of the use of a range of wound care products from a single manufacturer makes training in appropriate product selection more effective and results in more accurate selection of the appropriate product for the wound and for the patient's lifestyle, thereby incurring less waste and reducing the number of referrals by the community nursing team to the Tissue Viability Team.

One community nursing team will switch to using a full range of dressings and compression products from BSN medical UK for three months. Nurse training on the products will be given and nurse competencies and confidence in woundcare and appropriate product selection will be tested at the start and end of the study.

The number and type of referrals to the Tissue Viability Team will be measured.

Total anonymised data on numbers of referrals, wound closure, numbers of wounds and quantity and cost of products used will be collected and compared with the historical record for three months prior to the study. Patients will complete a Quality of Life questionnaire at enrolment and exit from the study.

Patients for whom BSN medical UK products are not appropriate or not desired by the patient will not be enrolled and will receive the usual range of products available to the community nursing team.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Wound - in Medical Care

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Prospective Data

Use of BSN medical UK range of wound dressings and compression products for 12 weeks treatment period Training and testing of woundcare nursing competencies Quality of Life questionnaire for patients

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Use of wound care products from a single manufacturer

Intervention Type OTHER

The participating Healthcare Professionals will be asked to use BSN medical wound care products for the study duration

Historical data

Historical data from the three months prior to the study on time needed for nurse training, number of referrals to the Tissue Viability Team, costs of dressings used, number of patients with wounds treated, types of wounds, number of wound closures and duration of treatment .

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Use of wound care products from a single manufacturer

The participating Healthcare Professionals will be asked to use BSN medical wound care products for the study duration

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients giving their informed consent and with an open wound being treated by the community nursing team
* All patients whose wounds can be treated with BSN medical UK Product range for wound and leg ulcer management.

Exclusion Criteria

* Age \<18 years
* Subjects who do not give their consent for any reason
* Subjects who are unable to read and understand patient information sheet and consent form
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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BSN Medical Ltd. UK

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ray Norris

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Locations

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South West Essex Community Services, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Brentwood Community Hospital

Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Blome C, Baade K, Debus ES, Price P, Augustin M. The "Wound-QoL": a short questionnaire measuring quality of life in patients with chronic wounds based on three established disease-specific instruments. Wound Repair Regen. 2014 Jul-Aug;22(4):504-14. doi: 10.1111/wrr.12193.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24899053 (View on PubMed)

British Broadcasting Corporation 10th Sept 2015 www.bbc.co.uk/news/ accessed 6th Oct 2015

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Cook L (2011) Assessment: exploring competency and current practice.British Journal of Community Nursing Wound care supplement 16. S34-40

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Dowsett C (2009) Use of TIME to improve community nurses' wound care knowledge and practice.. Wounds UK, Vol 5 No.3

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Dowsett C, Bielby A, Searle R. Reconciling increasing wound care demands with available resources. J Wound Care. 2014 Nov;23(11):552, 554, 556-8 passim. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2014.23.11.552.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25375403 (View on PubMed)

Guest JF, Ayoub N, McIlwraith T, Uchegbu I, Gerrish A, Weidlich D, Vowden K, Vowden P. Health economic burden that wounds impose on the National Health Service in the UK. BMJ Open. 2015 Dec 7;5(12):e009283. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009283.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26644123 (View on PubMed)

Huynh T, Forget-Falcicchio C. Assessing the primary nurse role in the wound healing process. J Wound Care. 2005 Oct;14(9):407-9. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2005.14.9.26832.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16240619 (View on PubMed)

Joy H, Bielby A, Searle R. A collaborative project to enhance efficiency through dressing change practice. J Wound Care. 2015 Jul;24(7):312, 314-7. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2015.24.7.312.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26198553 (View on PubMed)

Kerr (2014) How best to record and describe wound exudate Wounds UK Vol 10 No 2

Reference Type BACKGROUND

McIntosh C, Ousey K (2008) A survey of nurses' and podiatrists' attitudes, skills and knowledge of lower extremity wound care. Wounds UK Vol 4 No 1

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Office for National Statistics (2011) Topic Guide to Older People.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Ousey K. Stephenson J et al (2013) Wound Care in five English NHS Trusts: Results of a Survey. Wounds UK Vol 9 No 4

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Smith G, Greenwood M, Searle R. Ward nurses' use of wound dressings before and after a bespoke education programme. J Wound Care. 2010 Sep;19(9):396-402. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2010.19.9.78229.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20852568 (View on PubMed)

Wicks G (2012) CQUIN Targets; effective dressing selection. Wound Essentials Vol 7 Issue 2 Nov

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Wong I. Assessing the value of a leg ulcer education programme in Hong Kong. J Wound Care. 2003 Jan;12(1):17-9. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2003.12.1.26459.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12572232 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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WMC 75/UK/15

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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