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NCT Number: NCT01614314

Dressing of Tunneled Central Venous Catheter

The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of nursing undergraduates in dressing of tunneled central venous access in the simulator, according to the aid of a preceptorship or an auto-instructional guide.

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Key information

Conditions

Nursing Students

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Sao Paulo at College of Nursing

Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14040902, Brazil

About this study

The simulation facilitates the acquisition of knowledge, skills and decision-making required for clinical practice. Mentoring has been employed and valued as pedagogical process qualifier.

The hypothesis of this study was that students who trained with the assistance of a preceptorship had better practical performance when compared to students who used an auto-instructional guide.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • students regularly enrolled in the last year of the undergraduate nursing program of a public university

Exclusion criteria

  • students who did not comply with any of the study's phases
  • students who presented performance > 70% in the pretest

Treatment and study plan

Preceptorship

Other

After attending a lecture and a video on the dressing of the tunneled central venous catheter, the subjects performed the procedure on a manikin simulator, with the aid of a nurse preceptorship, lasting one hour.

Auto-instructional guide

Other

After attending a lecture and a video on the dressing of the tunneled central venous catheter, the subjects performed the procedure on a manikin simulator, with the aid of an auto-instructional guide, lasting one hour.

Primary outcomes

  1. Practical performance in carrying out dressing procedure

    Time frame: 1 day, immediately after the training simulator

    The practical performance in carrying out dressing procedure of each student was analyzed according to a list of 28 steps of procedure, including the preparation of environment and material, antisepsis, curative application and recording (score: 0 to 35). The list of items used to analyze the steps of the catheter dressing procedure were face and content validated by five experts working in the oncology field.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Dressing of Tunneled Central Venous Catheter: Preceptorship's Presence or Use of Auto-instructional Guide

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jun 7, 2012
Registry last updated
Jun 11, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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