NCT00764283

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Ghent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Tegaderm dressing	Tegaderm dressing is used to secure the epidural catheter for postoperative analgesia
DEVICE	Epi-Fix dressing	Epi-Fix dressing is used to secure the epidural catheter for postoperative analgesia
DEVICE	Lockit-Plus	Lockit-Plus dressing is used to secure the epidural catheter for postoperative analgesia

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• Primary completion: 2009-03-01
• Completion: 2009-03-01
• First posted: 2008-10-02
• Last updated: 2009-04-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium