# The PROTECT 2 Study : Pressure Injury Treatment by Intermittent Electrical Stimulation: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

> **NCT05085288** · NA · SUSPENDED · sponsor: **The Cleveland Clinic** · enrollment: 1100 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Stage 1 Pressure Ulcer
- Stage 2 Pressure Ulcer

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Intermittent electrical stimulation system (IES) treatment and turning patient every two hours
- **OTHER:** Turning population every two hours

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05085288
- **Lead sponsor:** The Cleveland Clinic
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** SUSPENDED
- **Start date:** 2022-02-08
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12
- **Final completion:** 2026-12
- **Target enrollment:** 1100 (ESTIMATED)
- **Why stopped:** Study is on administrative enrollment hold.
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05085288

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05085288, "The PROTECT 2 Study : Pressure Injury Treatment by Intermittent Electrical Stimulation: A Randomized, Controlled Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05085288. Licensed CC0.

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