None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is evaluating the effect of the PICCsox arm cover on peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) dislodgments in patients receiving a PICC Who is it for? You may be eligible to join this study if you are aged 18 years or above, and are booked for PICC insertion in the Radiology Department of the Royal Adelaide Hospital. You may or may not be diagnosed with cancer. Study details Participants will be randomised by chance (like flipping a coin) into two groups: one group will receive a PICCsox arm cover to wear over their PICC for six weeks. The other group will not receive anything to wear over their PICC for the intervention period but will be offered a PICCsox after the six week intervention period, if they still have a PICC in place. Participants will be telephoned and asked about whether their PICC came out early and their experiences and views of the PICCsox. Participants will be selected based on their diagnosis (haematological cancers, solid tumours, infection and those who required a PICC due to difficult venous access) as we hope to get wide range of patients. This study will help Nurses and doctors know whether they should give patients a PICCsox when they have a PICC inserted to stop it coming out and to help with daily life.
Interventions
Patients allocated to the intervention group will have the standard dressing and securement device. In addition, they will be provided with a PICCsox. The appropriate size will be selected by the PICC nurse.
The PICCsox is a bamboo arm cover that is worn over the usual PICC dressing. The PICCsox will be initially applied by the PICC nurse. The PICCsox will be worn daily for 6 weeks post PICC insertion. However, it is easily removed, and the participants will decide how often and when they wear
Patients allocated to the intervention group will have the standard dressing and securement device. In addition, they will be provided with a PICCsox. The appropriate size will be selected by the PICC nurse. The PICCsox is a bamboo arm cover that is worn over the usual PICC dressing. The PICCsox will be initially applied by the PICC nurse. The PICCsox will be worn daily for 6 weeks post PICC insertion. However, it is easily removed, and the participants will decide how often and when they wear the PICCsox. Participants will be asked about the pattern of wear during the telephone interviews.
Sponsors
University of South Australia
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
All adult (18 years or older) patients booked for PICC insertion above the ante-cubital fossa region (usual practice) by the PICC nurse inserter in the Radiology Department of the Royal Adelaide Hospital who are willing to be contacted by telephone at six weeks post insertion. Patients who have haematological cancers, solid tumours, infection and those with difficult venous access who require a PICC and fit this criteria will be approached.
Exclusion criteria
PICC not inserted in arm Patient unable to provide informed consent Patient in palliation
Outcome results
None listed