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NCT Number: NCT03633877

Durapore vs. Hy-Tape to Secure The Endotracheal Tube

While adhesive tape is commonly used to secure endotracheal tubes (ETT) during general anesthesia, its use is also associated with facial skin injuries. Although a variety of adhesive tapes are used in clinical practice, few studies have investigated the likelihood of adhesives in producing injury. The purpose of this randomized, controlled, non-inferiority study was to compare the proportion of facial skin injury with Durapore™ vs. Hy-Tape®.

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Key information

Conditions

Erythema Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Skin Diseases Skin Manifestations Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Tufts Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02141, United States

About this study

Adhesive tapes are often used on the patient's face during general anesthesia. They are used to fix the tracheal tube, nasopharyngeal temperature probe, nasogastric tube, and nerve stimulator electrodes. An adhesive tape used in anesthesia needs to provide fast, secure adhesion to prevent dislodgement of critical devices. The tape should be secure over time, with changes over temperature, humidity, or exposure to fluids as occurring in the operating room. However, the tape should be gentle enough that removal should not cause skin trauma to the face. While the skin irritation is generally limited to mild erythema that resolves on its own within a day or two of receiving anesthesia, the irritation may affect patient satisfaction. Furthermore, serious injury, including full-thickness epidermal loss with purpura has occurred at Tufts Medical Center with the use of 3MTM Durapore tape, requiring several doctor visits in follow up.

Medical adhesive related skin injuries are estimated to impact at least 1.5 million patients annually in the US with significant costs per incident. (1) At Tufts Medical Center, a variety of adhesive tapes are used to secure the endotracheal tube during anesthesia, including 3MTM Durapore (acrylate- based tape) and the Hy-Tape® Pink tape (zink-based tape) with no preference for one or the other.

Hy-Tape's zinc oxide-based adhesive is claimed to be soothing to delicate skin, and removes with minimum trauma, thereby reducing the chance of skin tears and tape burns. It also has the unique quality of providing maximum adhesion when it reaches body temperature, without getting more aggressive or breaking down over time as acrylic-based adhesive tapes do. However, there is no scientific evidence to support this claim.

The purpose of this study is to compare the proportion of skin erythema after general anesthesia with the use of DuraporeTM vs. Hy-Tape®.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18
  • Surgeries scheduled for anesthesia of duration more than 30 minutes after induction.

Exclusion criteria

  • Any patient that does not consent
  • Patients < 18 years old
  • Surgery in the prone position
  • Surgery on the head, brain, neck, teeth, mouth, eyes, or face

Any patient who has:

  • Pre-existing skin erythema or other skin trauma
  • Lips piercings

Treatment and study plan

DuraporeTM and Hy-Tape®

Device

Medical tapes

Primary outcomes

  1. Skin erythema

    Time frame: Standardized photos will be taken within 5 minutes of removing tape after surgery

    Skin photographs will be independently evaluated by three blinded dermatologists to determine presence and severity of perioral erythema. Photographs will be cropped such that only the perioral region is visible for assessment. Erythema will be evaluated on a scale of 0-3 (0 indicating none, 1 indicating mild, 2 indicating moderate, and 3 indicating severe).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Skin scaling, edema, and tearing

    Time frame: Standardized photos will be taken within 5 minutes of removing tape after surgery

    Skin photographs will be independently evaluated by three blinded dermatologists to determine presence and severity of perioral scaling, edema, and tearing. Photographs will be cropped such that only the perioral region is visible for assessment. These outcomes will be evaluated on a scale of 0-3 (0 indicating none, 1 indicating mild, 2 indicating moderate, and 3 indicating severe).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tufts Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective Randomized Trial of Durapore vs. Hy-Tape to Secure the Endotracheal Tube During Anesthesia.

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Aug 16, 2018
Registry last updated
Sep 14, 2021

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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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