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A double‐blind clinical trial to compare the efficacy of an active based cream F14001 against a placebo non‐active based cream for the treatment of pressure ulcers in a population of elderly subjects
Author(s) -
Vasseur Sandra A,
Helme Robert D
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1991.tb01800.x
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , clinical trial , double blind , population , placebo group , nursing homes , physical therapy , nursing , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology
A double‐blind clinical trial was conducted to compare the efficacy of an active based cream against a placebo non‐active based cream in the healing of superficial pressure ulcers in a population of geriatric hospital patients and residents in community nursing homes The active group showed a small significant beneficial effect at week four The overall results of the trial also demonstrated a significant improvement in ulcer size over the duration of the trial period in both active and placebo groups