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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Registration number
NCT00228657
Ethics application status
Date submitted
28/09/2005
Date registered
29/09/2005
Date last updated
27/11/2013

Titles & IDs
Public title
Formation and Severity of Pressure Ulcers Associated With 4% Albumin vs. 0.9% Sodium Chloride
Scientific title
The Formation and Severity of Pressure Ulcers Associated With 4% Albumin vs. 0.9% Sodium Chloride Administration (Substudy of SAFE Protocol 153711)
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
137/99
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Pressure Ulcer, Area 0 0
Pressure Ulcer, Grade 0 0
Albumin Level 0 0
Risk Score 0 0
Length of ICU Stay 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Skin 0 0 0 0
Other skin conditions
Oral and Gastrointestinal 0 0 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Patients receiving 4% Albumin will have less incidence and reduced severity of pressure injuries.
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Is there a difference in the incidence of pressure injuries between those patients resuscitated with 4% Albumin and patients resuscitated with 0.9% Sodium Chloride
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Is there a difference in the severity of pressure injuries between those patients resuscitated with 4% Albumin and patients resuscitated with 0.9% Sodium Chloride.
Timepoint [2] 0 0

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Randomisation to the SAFE study -
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
In addition to the SAFE exclusion criteria, pre-existing pressure ulcers (developed prior to ICU admission) will also be excluded-

Study design
Purpose of the study
Diagnosis
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 1
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/07/2002
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/08/2003
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
3181 - Melbourne

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Government body
Name
Bayside Health
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Patients resuscitated with 4% Albumin will have less incidence and reduced severity of pressure injuries than patients resuscitated with 0.9% Sodium Chloride due to the improved intravascular oncotic pressure effected from higher albumin levels.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00228657
Trial related presentations / publications
Anthony D, Reynolds T, Russell L. An investigation into the use of serum albumin in pressure sore prediction. J Adv Nurs. 2000 Aug;32(2):359-65. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01484.x.
Hanan K, Scheele L. Albumin vs. weight as a predictor of nutritional status and pressure ulcer development. Ostomy Wound Manage. 1991 Mar-Apr;33:22-7. No abstract available.
Cullum N, Clark M. Intrinsic factors associated with pressure sores in elderly people. J Adv Nurs. 1992 Apr;17(4):427-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb01926.x.
Goodrich C, March K. From ED to ICU: a focus on prevention of skin breakdown. Crit Care Nurs Q. 1992 May;15(1):1-13. doi: 10.1097/00002727-199205000-00002. No abstract available.
Peerless JR, Davies A, Klein D, Yu D. Skin complications in the intensive care unit. Clin Chest Med. 1999 Jun;20(2):453-67, x. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70152-0.
Kuhn MM. Colloids vs crystalloids. Crit Care Nurse. 1991 May;11(5):37-44, 46-51.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Shena M Graham, BN
Address 0 0
The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Melbourne, Australia
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00228657