NCT06944054

Evaluation of the Effect of Duration of Stabilising Tapes on Skin Damage in Neonates

Evaluation of the Effect of the Time the Stabilizer Tapes Stay on the Skin on Skin Damage in Newborns

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 37 Weeks – 40 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The research was conducted to evaluate the relationship between the duration of the fixing tapes of the probes attached to the chest, abdominal and lower extremity regions of newborns for temperature monitoring and skin damage.

Detailed description

Aim: The research was conducted to evaluate the relationship between the duration of the fixing tapes of the probes attached to the chest, abdominal and lower extremity regions of newborns for temperature monitoring and skin damage. Materials and Methods: The research was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design between August 2023 and December 2023. The 37th-40th year is being treated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Gynecology Training and Research Hospital. It was done with 60 newborns between weeks. Newborns were assigned to the experimental group (n = 30) and control group (n = 30) by simple randomization. In the experimental group, the duration of the fixative tapes to stay on the skin was 2 hours, and in the control group, the duration of the fixative tapes to stay on the skin was 4 hours, which is applied in the clinical routine. Stabilizer tapes were adhered to three different areas on the skin and changed clockwise. Data were collected using the Newborn Information Form, Newborn Skin Condition Assessment Scale (NSCS) and Newborn Skin Risk Assessment Scale (NSRAS). Descriptive statistics, repeated measures ANOVA, Pearson Correlation test and Pearson Chi Square test statistics were used in data analysis. p\<0.05 level was considered statistically significant. Key Words: Newborn, Skin Damage, Epidermis, Stabilization Tapes, Newborn Nurse

Conditions

• Newborns

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Group 1	Every 2 hours, the heat probes were replaced. Hypoallergenic patches were removed with a silicone-based spray used in the clinic. The application continued for 24 hours. In total, 12 heat probe displacements were made to different points in the abdominal, chest or lower extremity region. Heat probe stabilising tapes were attached to different points in a clockwise direction. At the end of 24 hours, the skin conditions of the newborns were re-evaluated with scales and recorded. This application continued for 3 days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-01
• Primary completion: 2023-10-01
• Completion: 2023-11-01
• First posted: 2025-04-25
• Last updated: 2025-04-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)