IRCT20200711048079N1
Not yet recruiting
Phase 3
The Comparison of Three Methods of Eye Care Using Polyethylene Covers, Artificial Tear Gel and Common Method on Prevention of Dry Eye and Corneal Ulcer in Older People Admitted to Intensive Care Units
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Not specified
- Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Enrollment
- 99
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •They are 60 years old or older.
- •Be hospitalized in the intensive care unit.
- •Have a endotracheal tube and be mechanically ventilated.
- •Have a Glasgow coma scale score of seven or below seven.
- •Their body temperature should be between 36\.4 to 37\.2 in the morning and 37\.2 to 37\.8 in the evening using an oral thermometer.
- •Do not have dry eyes at the time of admission using the Schirmer test.
- •Do not have corneal ulcers at the time of admission using the Fluorescein test.
- •Blink less than five times per minute.
- •No head and face trauma.
- •Have no signs of increased intracranial pressure.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients whose hospitalization time is more than 24 hours.
- •Patients admitted to the ward with a diagnosis of brain death.
- •Patients whose level of consciousness is increased and they are separated from mechanical ventilation
- •Patients' deaths occur.
- •Patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit for less than five days.
- •Patients who are transferred to other wards during the study.
- •Patients whose blinking reflex returns.
- •Patients who are allergic to artificial tears gel.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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