NCT05874453

Effect of Evidence-Based Eye Care Protocol in Intensive Care Units

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: TC Erciyes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In intensive care patients, normal eye protection mechanisms such as tear production, blinking and keeping the eyes closed are impaired. If eye-related complications are not diagnosed and treated in time, they can cause microbial keratitis and vision loss. This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of using an evidence-based protocol on eye care on ophthalmologic complications. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomized, and one eye of the patients will be assigned to the intervention group (experimental group) and the other to the control group. When the study reaches 40 patients, G\*Power analysis will be applied and the sample size will be decided according to the result.

Conditions

• Ocular Complications
• Eye Protocol

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	eye care protocol	The lower conjunctiva of the eye to be treated is opened, 1-2 drops of gel are applied, the eye is closed. Cleaning eye secretions is done with sterile distilled water. A gel containing trehalose, hyaluronic acid and carbomer will be applied every 2-4 hours in accordance with intensive care eye care protocol. In order to determine the exposure keratopathy, staining with Fluorescein Sodium will be performed by the ophthalmologist on days 0, 5 and 10, and a blue light pen will be used for evaluation. In order to determine the degree of dry eye, the Schirmer I test will be performed on the 0th and 10th days

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-15
• Primary completion: 2024-09-15
• Completion: 2025-08-15
• First posted: 2023-05-25
• Last updated: 2025-03-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)