The Prevention of Postoperative Epidural Catheter Migration: a Comparison of Three Types of Dressing
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain
- Interventions
- Device: Tegaderm dressingDevice: Epi-Fix dressingDevice: Lockit-Plus
- Registration Number
- NCT00764283
- Lead Sponsor
- University Ghent
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Tegaderm dressing Tegaderm dressing 2 Epi-Fix dressing Epi-Fix dressing 3 Lockit-Plus Lockit-Plus dressing
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Epidural catheter migration from insertion till removal Until removal of the epidural catheter
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The comfort of the dressing Until removal of the epidural catheter The integrity of the dressing Until removal of the epidural catheter Problems of analgesia during Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia Until removal of the epidural catheter Body Mass Index Until removal of the epidural catheter
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
AZ Maria Middelares Ghent
🇧🇪Ghent, Belgium