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Effectiveness of the Freedom Bed as Compared to Alternating Pressure Mattress in Treatment of Pressure Injuries in Persons With Limited Mobility Due to Traumatic Brain Injury and /or Spinal Cord Injury

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Northeast Center for Rehabilitation and Brain Injury
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 months
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This non-randomized clinical study will compare pressure injuries and the change in pressure injuries for subjects who are placed on the Freedom Bed compared to those placed on a standard Group II Low Air Loss/Alternating Pressure Mattress in the Ventilator Unit at Northeast Center for Rehabilitation and Brain Injury. Additionally, the incidence of pneumonia, urinary tract infections, circulatory performance, sleep deprivation and caregiver self-perception on performance will be monitored and documented.

Eligible Conditions
  • Bed sore

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
Incidence of Pressure Ulcers
Secondary study objectives
Incidence of pneumonia in each group

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Freedom BedActive Control1 Intervention
Bed turns and positions subjects automatically for the healing and prevention of pressure injury
Group II: Group II Low Air Loss/Alternating Pressure MattressActive Control1 Intervention
Bed provides subjects with alternating pressure with low air loss mattress for the healing and prevention of pressure injury

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northeast Center for Rehabilitation and Brain InjuryLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
8 Total Patients Enrolled
Probed Medical USAUNKNOWN
1 Previous Clinical Trials
8 Total Patients Enrolled
~1 spots leftby Dec 2025