| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 30-37 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Wounds UK |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published (VoR) - 2022 |
Funding
The authors are grateful to the patients who consented to take part in the study, the patient and public members of the Study Management Team Alun Toghill, Colin Thomson and Maggie Ewer, and the Independent Steering Group members Nikki Totton and Glenn Smith. We acknowledge Prof Keith Harding who was Chief Investigator during trial design and recruitment phases. The photography protocol was prepared with expert advice from Bolette Jones, Head of Medical Illustration, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. We acknowledge the podiatrists in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Scott Cawley, Vanessa Goulding and Helen White, who assessed the digital images. The study was funded by Health and care Research Wales ‘Research for Patient and Public Benefit’ grant 1239, of value £216,463. The study was funded by Health and Care Research Wales Research for Patient and Public Benefit Grant 1239 and received a favourable ethical opinion by the Wales Research Ethics Board 7 and is compliant with the Declaration of Helsinki. The investigators were nurse or podiatrist wound healing researchers from a specialist wound research centre. The investigators visited 2 participating hospitals and approached patients with permission granted by the nurse in charge of each clinical area. The investigators screened patients for eligibility, undertook the consent and recruitment process and performed all study assessments with the exception of assessment of digital images, which was performed by expert NHS podiatrists from a separate team. The study was designed to place the minimum burden on clinical areas. Clinical nursing staff were required only to perform SC and apply bootees as advised by the investigators.
Keywords
- Bootees
- Friction
- Medical device-related pressure ulcers
- Pressure ulcer
- Shear