Tegaderm vs. EyeGard for Eye Protection

Tufts University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Erythema

Treatments: Device: Medical tapes: TegadermTM and EyeGard®

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03549429

12884

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study compares TegadermTM and EyeGard® in general anesthesia.

Full description

Protective eye tape is used during anesthesia in order to prevent corneal abrasion and other eye injuries. However, there is no single accepted practice of how to protect the eyes during anesthesia, and a variety of different tapes and techniques have been adopted in different institutions. In this study, investigators will compare two tapes, TegadermTM and EyeGard® to determine if one is less likely to cause eyelid irritation in an effort to improve care for future patients.

Enrollment: 159 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥ 18
• Surgeries scheduled for anesthesia of any duration

Exclusion criteria

• Any patient that does not consent
• Any patient who has:
• Pre-existing eyelid erythema or other eyelid trauma
• Eyelid piercings
• Any surgery on the head, brain, neck, teeth, mouth, eyes or face
• Surgery in the prone position
• Patients <18 years old

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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159 participants in 2 patient groups

TegadermTM on R eye, EyeGard® on L eye

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will get TegadermTM on Right eye, EyeGard® on Left eye

Treatment:

Device: Medical tapes: TegadermTM and EyeGard®

TegadermTM on L eye, EyeGard® on R eye

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will get TegadermTM on Left eye, EyeGard® on Right eye

Treatment:

Device: Medical tapes: TegadermTM and EyeGard®