Wound Care and Pressure Injury Through the Continuum of Care

NCT ID: NCT04649853

Last Updated: 2020-12-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

352 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-17

Study Completion Date

2021-12-30

Brief Summary

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Our primary objective is to understand the impact of our quality improvement objectives on pressure injury and wound care outcomes. We will follow patients admitted to our facility who receive the standard of care for a up to a year. Patients to be followed will fall into one of four groups: acute wounds, chronic wounds, pressure injuries present at time of admission and at risk for pressure injuries.

Detailed Description

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Overall Objective The main objective is to understand the impact of an evidence-based best practice model for wounds and pressure injuries that follows a patient through the continuum of care.

Specific Aims The specific aim is to measure the rates of healing using tissue analytics and the rates of pressure injuries.

The secondary aim measured is patients understanding of their health and the impact on their wound healing, prevention of wound re-opening and pressure injury.

Once we identify the rates we can translate the impact of rates into healthcare dollars and begin to understand the fiscal impact of evidence based practice.

BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE

Over the past decade researchers published the benefit of advanced wound care and the need to implement pressure injury prevention. To date there is very little literature connecting the acute care and post-acute care as a continuum by following a patient. Little is known about what the outcomes for wound care and pressure injury would be if a patient were followed through the trajectory of care. The medical home model suggests that placing the patient at the center of care is the best practice for best outcomes. However, at times in the hustle of the healthcare system the patient is lost. Implementing evidence-based best practice that follows the patient through the continuum of care is one approach to keeping the patient at the center of care. Currently wound care and pressure injury care or prevention is practiced in silos between acute-care and post-acute care. There is little literature that links the impact of continuing care throughout the continuum.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Overview This quantitative study will utilize both primary and secondary data. The secondary data source will come from chart review and be the comparison group for outcomes. Patients will be enrolled upon admission as they are identified as meeting criteria, which includes either having a chronic wound that is not followed by a vascular team or an acute wound or a pressure injury. The fourth group of individuals to be enrolled into the study are those patients who are immobile and are expected to remain immobile at the time of discharge. Patients will be identified by admitting clinical staff and then enrolled and consented by the study coordinator or principal investigator. Once enrolled in the study, patients will have evidence based best practice interventions implemented based on their needs while in the acute care setting. For patients with wounds this will include that their cover dressing will be an antimicrobial foam bordered dressing that minimizes dressing changes. For immobile patients they will have the evidence based best practice pressure injury prevention bundle implemented. During the acute care admission, the patient will receive education regarding their wound care and or pressure injury prevention. Once the target post-admission site is identified, education for the caregiver at the receiving site will be provided. The patient will continue to be followed in the post-acute setting until the wound is healed or six months has passed on a weekly basis for a maximum of time frame of one year. The wounds will be measured weekly using tissue analytics. Re-education and coaching will be provided to the post-acute care facility. As patients are discharged from the study, they will be asked to complete an evaluation survey of their satisfaction with the care and the impact on their lives. The caregivers in the post-acute care will be asked to complete a survey to evaluate the education and support provided.

Conditions

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Wound Pressure Injury

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Acute Wounds

Patient with either traumatic or surgical wounds

No interventions assigned to this group

Chronic Wounds

Patient with chronic wounds either peripheral vascular disease related or surgical/traumatic wound

No interventions assigned to this group

Pressure Injuries Present on Admission

Patient admitted with one or more pressure injury of any stage on admission

Standardized nursing care

Intervention Type OTHER

All patients will receive standardized evidence based nursing care

At Risk for Pressure Injury

Patient admitted with risk for pressure injury and has no pressure injuries at time of admission. Identified as at risk for based on mobility.

Standardized nursing care

Intervention Type OTHER

All patients will receive standardized evidence based nursing care

Interventions

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Standardized nursing care

All patients will receive standardized evidence based nursing care

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years and older
* admitted into acute care with acute wound
* admitted with chronic wound
* admitted with pressure injury
* at risk for pressure injury

Exclusion Criteria

* pregnant patients
* patients under 18
* known vascular disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Regional Medical Center of San Jose

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Charleen Singh

Director of Wound Care Services

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Lee Thorpe, MSN

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Regional Medical Center San Jose

Locations

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Regional Medical Center San Jose

San Jose, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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1267389

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id