NCT03375190

A Comparison of Peripheral Nerve Catheter Securement Techniques at the Insertion Site in Healthy Volunteers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 6 (actual)
• Sponsor: Duke University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Continuous peripheral nerve block catheters are used for prolonged analgesia, but are often associated with complications such as catheter failure or dislodgement. This is a single center, prospective study to compare peripheral nerve catheter securement techniques at the insertion site in healthy volunteers.

Detailed description

This study will involve the placement of subcutaneous peripheral nerve catheters in healthy volunteers utilizing 6 different securement techniques. The primary outcome is the force required to dislodge the peripheral nerve catheter by 1 centimeter as measured by a dynamometer in Newtons. The secondary endpoint will be the force required to disrupt the catheter dressing.

Conditions

• Regional Anesthesia Morbidity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dressing	Transparent film dressing (TegadermTM CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate IV Securement Dressing, 3M Health Care, St. Paul, MN, USA) alone
OTHER	Dressing + adhesive	Transparent film dressing + topical skin adhesive (SwiftSetTM Topical Skin Adhesive, CovidienTM Devon, UK) at insertion site
OTHER	Experimental: Dressing + adhesive + strips (parallel)	Transparent film dressing + topical skin adhesive + reinforced skin closure strips (Steri-StripTM, 3M Health Care, St. Paul, MN, USA) placed parallel to long axis of catheter
OTHER	Experimental: Dressing + adhesive + strips (perpend)	Transparent film dressing + topical skin adhesive + reinforced skin closure strips (Steri-StripTM, 3M Health Care, St. Paul, MN, USA) placed perpendicular to long axis of catheter
OTHER	Experimental: Dressing + adhesive + strips + benzoin	Transparent film dressing + topical skin adhesive + skin closure strips + topical benzoin (Compound Tincture of Benzoin USP 10%, Professional Disposables International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY, USA) spread in a 12 centimeter by 14 centimeter area around the insertion site
OTHER	Experimental: Dressing + adhesive + strips + spray	Transparent film dressing + topical skin adhesive + skin closure strips + medical adhesive spray (AdaptTM Medical Adhesive, Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL, USA) in a 12 centimeter by 14 centimeter area around the insertion site

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-15
• Primary completion: 2018-02-28
• Completion: 2018-02-28
• First posted: 2017-12-15
• Last updated: 2018-05-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States