Clinical trial NCT05694390: The Effect of the Use of Sterile Transparent Film Dressing in Newborns
Official title: The Effect of the Use of Sterile Transparent Film Dressing on the Duration of Catheter Stay and the Development of Catheter-Related Complications in Newborns
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Newborn
Peripheral Venous Catheterization
Lead sponsor: Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-01-23
Enrollment: 63
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: It is important that effective catheter fixation will reduce the risk of catheter unavailability for specific reasons and the incidence of catheter-related complications. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of sterile transparent film dressing and tape methods used in pe- ripheral intravenous catheter application in newborns on the duration of catheter stay and the development of catheter-related complications.

Detailed description: It has been reported that effective catheter fixation will reduce the risk of catheter unavailability for specific reasons and the incidence of catheter-related complications. Intravenous cannulas are usually fixed with a thin board, a bandage, and tape. There is no standard way of using PIVC dressings in Turkey. After the catheter is inserted into the vein, gauze and a blaster, sterile transparent dressing materials, or just a blaster, are used to prevent contact of the fixed part and the area of intervention with the external environment. Transparent dressing used for catheter fixation contribute to a more comfortable evaluation of the catheter entry site. It has been suggested that the use of transparent film dressing may be effective in preventing and early detection of catheter-related complications. Moreover, it was concluded that due to the short duration of the procedure, it reduced the cost of manpower, and nurses could devote more time to other patients.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* less than 4 kg (due to the infiltration scale criteria)
* PICV was inserted for the first time

Exclusion Criteria:

* existing catheter,
* who has a catheter other than PICV (PICC, umbilical catheter, etc.),
* sterile transparent film dressing, tape, babies with allergies to antiseptic solution and catheter,
* with immunodeficiency, and with skin problems that prevent catheter opening

Primary outcomes:
measure: The infiltration scale for infants
timeFrame: during catheter removal procedure
measure: The Phlebitis Scale
timeFrame: during catheter removal procedure
measure: Occlusion
timeFrame: during catheter removal procedure
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Yuksek Ihtisas University
Study officials:
affiliation: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
name: Suzan YILDIZ, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
name: Yağmur GÜL, BSN
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
name: Ozan UZUNHAN, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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