Interface Pressure Measures for Matresses: Nimbus 3 Versus Summit

Interface Pressure Measures for Matresses: a Randomized, Cross-over, Non-inferiority Study Comparing the Nimbus 3 Versus Summit Matresses

The primary objective of this study is to compare the distribution of pressure among pressure interfaces between two anti-bedsore mattresses.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent
• The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan
• Bedridden patients that still have some measure of mobility, or that can change beds with assistance.
• Patients with symmetrical buttox support
• Body mass index between 16 and 35

Exclusion Criteria:

• The patient is participating in another study
• The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study
• The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship
• The patient refuses to sign the consent
• It is impossible to correctly inform the patient
• Strict decubitus dorsal position is contra-indicated
• State of agigation or non-cooperation
• Asymetrical deformation of the spine or hips in the frontal plane
• Bed sores present
• Evolving cardiac pathology
• Recent scar at a pressure interface
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Expected life span < 24 weeks