The Effect of Silicone Foam Dressing and Repositioning on the Prevention of Endotracheal Tube-related Pressure Injuries
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Use of silicone foam dressing and repositioning every 8 hours, Repositioning every 8 hours.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pressure Injury Prevention. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
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Official title
The Effect of Silicone Foam Dressing and Repositioning on the Prevention of Endotracheal Tube-related Pressure Injuries: A Randomized Comparative Study
Overview
The endotracheal tube is one of the medical devices most associated with pressure injuries related to medical devices. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of applying a silicone foam dressing over the endotracheal tube and repositioning the endotracheal tube in preventing endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries in patients receiving mechanical ventilation support.
Detailed description
This study will be conducted as a prospective, parallel, three-group (1:1:1), randomized comparative trial. Data will be collected using the following instruments: the "Patient Descriptive Information Form," the "Braden Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Scale" to assess the risk of pressure injury development, the "M-ROMPIS" for staging endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries, and the "Endotracheal Tube-Related Pressure Injury Assessment Form" for monitoring the development of endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries. Data analysis will use both parametric tests (Independent Samples t-test, ANOVA) or non-parametric tests (Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test) based on the data distribution for comparisons involving two groups or multiple groups. The Chi-square test will be used for categorical variables. Logistic Regression Analysis will be performed to determine the effects of pressure injury development time and continuous variables obtained during patient follow-up on the development or non-development of pressure injuries.
Interventions
- Other Use of silicone foam dressing and repositioning every 8 hours
Patients assigned to this group will receive a silicone foam dressing applied over the endotracheal tube, with repositioning performed every 8 hours. As the silicone foam wound dressing, AQUACEL™ Foam, a sterile, waterproof dressing consisting of a polyurethane outer film layer and a multilayer absorbent pad with silicone adhesive borders, will be used. - Other Repositioning every 8 hours
In patients assigned to this group, the initial repositioning following intubation and the first assessment of the lips, oral cavity, and perioral skin and mucosa will be performed 8 hours after intubation. If the endotracheal tube (ETT) is positioned at the right or left corner of the mouth, it will be repositioned to the midline; if it is positioned at the midline, it will be repositioned to either the right or left corner of the mouth. Following the initial repositioning, subsequent repositio
Primary outcome measures
- Assessment of whether a ETT related oral mucosa pressure injury develop [Time frame: From intubation until the end of follow-up, up to 14 days.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Aged 18 years or older
- Patients admitted to the General Intensive Care Unit and receiving mechanical ventilation support
- Absence of pressure injuries, other lesions, or anomalies on the inner and outer surfaces of the lips and at the oral commissures prior to intubation
- Absence of congenital anomalies that could interfere with the assessment of pressure injuries on the inner and outer surfaces of the lips and at the oral commissures
Exclusion criteria
- Receiving mechanical ventilation support initiated prior to admission to the intensive care unit
- Undergoing nasotracheal intubation
- History of any intraoral surgical procedure
- Presence of a contraindication to repositioning of the endotracheal tube
- More than one hour having elapsed since intubation (for Group 1)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07608484 · E2-26-14520