Comparıson Of Sılıcone And Acrylıc Medı… | Clinical Trial

Key information

Conditions

Medical-adhesive; Skin Injury

Age range

18 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ege University Hospital (Health Practice and Research Center)

Izmir, Bornova, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

medical adhesive tape

Other

After the patients were assigned to the control and experimental groups, the tube of the patient in the control group was fixed with acrylic medical adhesive tape, and the tube of the patient in the experimental group was fixed with silicone medical adhesive tape.

Primary outcomes

Skin Evaluation Form

Time frame: 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 outcomes

Pain Assessment Form

Time frame: 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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ege University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparıson Of The Effect Of Sılıcone And Acrylıc Medıcal Adhesıve Tapes On Skın İnjury In Fıxatıon Of The Nasogastrıc Tube

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Apr 13, 2025
Registry last updated: Apr 13, 2025

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