Community-based care bundle to treat and prevent pressure injuries at home
Official title: Evaluate the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Community-based Care Bundle in Managing and Preventing Pressure Injuries
Run by Singapore General Hospital · NCT07074743 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This program will try a home-based pressure injury care bundle to help older adults discharged home and their caregivers heal existing sores and prevent new ones.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 21 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 216 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Singapore General Hospital Academic / other |
| Locations | 2 sites (Singapore and 1 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | December 26, 2025 |
| Main results expected | September 30, 2027 |
| Study ends | June 30, 2028 |
| Registry record updated | April 29, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07074743 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are adults discharged from Singapore General Hospital to home with an existing pressure injury who live within SGH community nursing zones and have a family caregiver or foreign domestic helper to provide PI care.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients receiving palliative or end-of-life care, those discharged to nursing homes or other hospitals, those already using mobile inpatient-at-home services, or those who refuse participation are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This randomized, waitlist-controlled trial compares a community-based pressure injury (PI) care bundle to routine care over a six-week intervention period. The bundle uses the aSSKINg framework and includes tailored caregiver education, weekly check-ins by community nurses, and electronic wound imaging for documentation and tracking. The primary outcome is clinical improvement defined as at least a 3-point reduction on the PUSH tool, with secondary outcomes including incidence of new PIs, caregiver knowledge-attitudes-practices (KAP), and feasibility metrics such as acceptability, fidelity, and retention. Participants are adults discharged from Singapore General Hospital to home within SGH community nursing zones who have a caregiver or foreign domestic helper managing the PI.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the care bundle could speed healing, reduce the chance of new pressure injuries at home, and boost caregiver skills and confidence.
How similar studies have gone: Hospital-based pressure-injury care bundles and caregiver education have shown benefit, but evidence for community-based bundles is limited, making this specific home-based aSSKINg-framed intervention with e-imaging relatively novel.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria * adult patients discharged from SGH with existing PI (any stages according to NPIAP and on any part of the body) * have a family caregiver or FDH who will be managing the PI upon discharge * patients will be discharged to home * living within the SGH nursing community zones Exclusion Criteria * previous or existing participation in this trial * palliative or dying patients * planned discharge to a nursing home or other hospital * mobile inpatient care@home service * patient or next-of-kin who refused to participate.
Where it's running
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Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore Recruiting -
Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore Not yet recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Fazila Aloweni, MSci — Singapore General Hospital
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.