Efficacy and safety of a two-step method of skin preparation for peripheral intravenous catheter insertion - a prospective multicentre randomised trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Catheter-related septic thrombophlebitisCirculatory SystemThrombophlebitis
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN01075518
- Lead Sponsor
- West Scientific Coordination Center for the Fight against Nosocomial Infections (CCLIN) (France)
- Brief Summary
2007 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17266750/ (added 02/09/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 248
Inclusion Criteria
1. Hospitalised, consenting adults aged over 18 years
2. Male or female
3. Requiring the insertion of a continuous PVC with a treatment duration of more than 48 hours
4. Those for whom either skin preparation procedure could be used
Exclusion Criteria
1. The insertion of a catheter for emergency perfusion
2. Allergy to povidone
3. A planned intravenous treatment time of less than 48 hours
4. The presence of skin lesions at the chosen insertion site
5. Being in the last three months of pregnancy
6. Refusal to give consent
7. Patient unconscious or incapable of understanding the information given
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The appearance of precursor signs of infection at the insertion site, as evaluated according to the Maddox scale. The nurses were trained in the use of this scale before the start of the study.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method o secondary outcome measures