The Prevention of Postoperative Epidural Catheter Migration: a Comparison of Three Types of Dressing

University Ghent1 site in 1 country200 target enrollmentNovember 2008

ConditionsPostoperative Pain

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Postoperative Pain
Sponsor: University Ghent
Enrollment: 200
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Epidural catheter migration from insertion till removal
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 17 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Three types of dressing will be compared to prevent postoperative epidural catheter migration. Patients will be randomised to have a Tegaderm dressing, an Epi-fix dressing or a Lockit-Plus dressing to secure the epidural catheter for postoperative analgesia. The length of the epidural catheter visible at the patient's skin surface will be recorded after insertion and every day until removal. The integrity of the dressing and problems with analgesia will also be recorded.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

November 2008

End Date

March 2009

Last Updated

17 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University Ghent

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•All patients who receive a lumbar epidural catheter for patient controlled analgesia will be included after informed consent
•18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients who did not sign an informed consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Epidural catheter migration from insertion till removal

Time Frame: Until removal of the epidural catheter

Secondary Outcomes

Problems of analgesia during Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia(Until removal of the epidural catheter)
Body Mass Index(Until removal of the epidural catheter)
The integrity of the dressing(Until removal of the epidural catheter)
The comfort of the dressing(Until removal of the epidural catheter)