Glad Press 'n Seal® as a Temporary Moisture Barrier to Central Lines in Ambulatory Patients

Maureen T Greene

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cancer-related Problem/Condition

Ambulatory Care

Treatments

Device: Glad Press 'n Seal

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01967836

13-059

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to see if Glad Press 'n Seal works as a moisture barrier for central line that is left in place during ambulatory oncology clinical care.

Full description

Enrolled subjects will be instructed on the application of the Glad Press 'n Seal product to their IV dressing for use during a shower activity. Practice with application and removal of the product will be supervised by the PI or RA. Questions will be answered and a commercially purchased box of the investigational product will be given to the subject for home use.

Enrollment

11 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Subjects requiring mediport or peripherally inserted central venous catheter line access for 3-5 days
Able to read and write English
Use showering as a means of home hygiene

Exclusion criteria

Subjects with eczema/psoriasis at the line insertion area
Subjects with active line/site irritation/infection
Subjects on chemotherapy protocols including anti-epidermal growth factor receptor drugs (cetuximab, panitumumab) or ipilimumab as there is a high incidence of skin rash as a side effect of these medications
Patients who do not intend to shower as a means of home hygiene