The Prevention of Postoperative Epidural Catheter Migration: a Comparison of Three Types of Dressing

University Ghent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Pain

Treatments: Device: Lockit-Plus; Device: Tegaderm dressing; Device: Epi-Fix dressing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00764283

2008/278

Details and patient eligibility

About

Three types of dressing will be compared to prevent postoperative epidural catheter migration. Patients will be randomised to have a Tegaderm dressing, an Epi-fix dressing or a Lockit-Plus dressing to secure the epidural catheter for postoperative analgesia. The length of the epidural catheter visible at the patient's skin surface will be recorded after insertion and every day until removal. The integrity of the dressing and problems with analgesia will also be recorded.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients who receive a lumbar epidural catheter for patient controlled analgesia will be included after informed consent
• 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who did not sign an informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Tegaderm dressing

Treatment:

Device: Tegaderm dressing

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Epi-Fix dressing

Treatment:

Device: Epi-Fix dressing

3

Active Comparator group

Description:

Lockit-Plus dressing

Treatment:

Device: Lockit-Plus