Comparıson Of Sılıcone And Acrylıc Medıcal Adhesıve Tapes On Skın İnjury Nasogastrıc Tube

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Completed

• Conditions: Medical-adhesive; Skin Injury

• Registration Number: NCT06925347
• Lead Sponsor: Ege University

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted to compare the effects of silicone and acrylic medical adhesive tapes on medical-adhesive related skin injury in the fixation of nasogastric tubes in patients being monitored in intensive care.

Detailed Description

This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted to compare the effects of silicone and acrylic medical adhesive tapes on medical-adhesive related skin injury in the fixation of nasogastric tubes in patients being monitored in intensive care.

The population of the research consisted of patients with nasogastric tubes who were hospitalized in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit of Ege University Hospital (Health Practice and Research Center) between the dates of 01.06.2022 and 31.12.2023. The sample of the study consisted of 76 patients who were hospitalized in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit during this date range, had a nasogastric tube inserted, complied with the limitations of the study and agreed to participate in the study. Patients were stratified according to their age groups and assigned to experimental and control groups by block randomisation technique.

The nasogastric tube of the patients in the control group was fixed with acrylic medical adhesive tape which is used in routine practice, and the nasogastric tube of the patients in the experimental group was fixed with silicone medical adhesive tape. Starting from these condday following the nasogastric tube insertion, the medical adhesive tape that enables the fixation of the nasogastric tube was removed by wetting it with a sterile tampon impregnated with distilled water, and the patient's nasal skin was observed for 10 minutes each time, during 7 days for the presence of erythema, edema, denudation, dryness, infection, and vesicles. Then, the same medical adhesive tape was applied again and the tube was fixed. The data were analyzed in SPSS 25.0 program. Mann-Whitney U test, Pearson Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact probability test were used to analyze the data. The nasogastric tube of the patients in the control group was fixed with acrylic medical adhesive tape which is used in routine practice, and the nasogastric tube of the patients in the experimental group was fixed with silicone medical adhesive tape.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-19
• Primary Completion: 2023-11-27
• Study Completion: 2023-12-27
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-04-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-06
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

• Feeding with a nasogastric tube
• Being between the ages of 18-85
• Voluntarily participating in the study
• Having the first nasogastric tube inserted after admission to the Intensive Care Unit and having the tube detected by the researcher.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having any dermatological disease
• Having a history of allergy
• Having a lesion on the skin of the nose
• Failure to detect the tube by the researcher when the first nasogastric tube was inserted after admission to the Intensive Care Unit.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Skin Evaluation Form	seven days	Skin Assessment Form is a form developed by a dermatologist and researcher to evaluate whether there is skin injury on the nose skin of patients. The nose skin of patients was evaluated daily in terms of erythema, edema, denudation, dryness, infection, and vesicle presence and recorded on this form.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Assessment Form	seven days	The Pain Assessment Form is a form used to determine the presence and severity of pain during the removal of medical adhesive tape from the patient's nose skin. The 3 different pain scales (numeric, facial and behavioral) routinely used in the intensive care unit where the study was conducted and the patient's pain score are included in this form

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ege University Hospital (Health Practice and Research Center); 🇹🇷 İzmir, Bornova, Turkey