Washing Without Water: Cost-effectiveness of a Rapidly Spreading Nursing Intervention in Bedridden Patients'

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2011
The purpose of this study is to compare the traditional bed bath with \'washing without water\' on * 1) effects on skin integrity * 2) patient and nurse satisfaction and 3) costs. In a cluster randomized trial we will randomize 50 nursing home wards (576 patients) to \'washing without water\' or traditional bed baths. Bathing regimens are continued for six weeks. Whereas effects on skin damage are not likely to be specific for setting, these results can be generalized to other patient groups.
Epistemonikos ID: 88392de87970beb7d06961904f5a14599601d218
First added on: May 05, 2024