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First received: February 05, 2025

Clinical Trial: A Trial of Staff Time With Proned Patients in the ICU Using the 'BathMat'

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Proning
Intensive Care Medicine

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: A Trial of the Difference in Staff Time Involved in Repositioning Proned Patients in the ICU Using the 'BathMat' Compared With Standard Care

Brief Summary: Proning is a way of helping people who are very sick and have trouble breathing. It involves lying patients on their front to get more oxygen into their body. This process happens in a part of the hospital called the Intensive Care Unit, and can last up to 16 hours per day.When in this position, doctors need to turn the patients' head and move their arms every 2-4 hours. Doctors call this repositioning. It helps prevent sores as well as other injuries. To do this, the health care team slide the patient up the bed,…

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