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Frequence of Dressing Change and Bacterial Colonization in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Central Venous Catheter Dressing Change and Bacterial Colonization in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04806776
Enrollment
280
Registered
2021-03-19
Start date
2021-04-07
Completion date
2022-12-30
Last updated
2023-04-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bacterial Infections

Keywords

Central venous access device, dressing, bacterial colonization, medical adhesive-related skin injury

Brief summary

This study is non-inferiority trial design.The relationship between whether dressing change 24hrs after CVC (central venous catheter) catheterization and bacterial colonization of the skin.

Detailed description

Central venous catheter (CVC) was punctured directly through jugular vein, subclavian vein and femoral vein, and its tip is located in superior vena cava or inferior vena cava. CVC is widely used in ICU because of its kinds of advantages. However, CVC, as an invasive puncture method, may bring more complications. The incidence of central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) was 1.33-31.6/1000 catheterization day , and the death rate due to CVC associated bloodstream infection is 3-5% . Therefore, various organizations have formulated guidelines for the prevention of CLABSI and best evidence summary . From October 2019 to April 2020, taking the children's hospital of Fudan University as the leading unit, PICU of children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, Anhui children's Hospital, Xiamen children's Hospital, Shenzhen Children's Hospital and Guangzhou Women's and Children's medical center as the cooperation units, carried out children's central venous catheterization Multi center research on best practices of management and maintenance. It was found that changing dressings 24 hours after catheterization may increase the incidence of MARSI, and repeatedly exposing dressings may also increase the incidence of CLABSI. The research team returned to the original evidence and consulted the guidelines. It was found that: under the premise of achieving the maximum aseptic catheterization, the guidelines issued by various institutions did not mention that the application should be replaced 24 hours after catheterization; however, the evidence was mentioned in the evidence summary, but there was no support from the relevant original literature. Therefore, it is worth discussing whether children need to change dressings 24 hours after catheterization. This study is non-inferiority trial design.

Interventions

OTHER24hrs dressings change

The first dressing change and sampling were completed 24 hours after catheterization in the operating room or PICU.When bedside nurse remove the dressing ,the researchers used 4 normal saline cotton swabs to wipe the skin under the dressing. Taking the puncture point as the center, 4 cotton swabs wipes 4 points in the northwest, northeast, Southeast and northeast direction 1cm away from the puncture point,separately.Then the specimen delivered to Laboratory..Then the second dressing change and sampling were completed 7days later(if there is no clinical indication occur,such leaking,blood).

OTHER7days dressings change

The first dressing change and sampling were completed 7 days after catheterization in the operating room or PICU.When bedside nurse remove the dressing ,the researchers used 4 normal saline cotton swabs to wipe the skin under the dressing. Taking the puncture point as the center, 4 cotton swabs wipes 4 points in the northwest, northeast, Southeast and northeast direction 1cm away from the puncture point,separately.Then the specimen delivered to Laboratory..(if there is no clinical indication occur,such leaking,blood).

Sponsors

Xiamen Children's Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Shenzhen Children's Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
Anhui Province Children's Hospital
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Months to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* CVC catheter was placed in the research site (including the operating room and PICU); * only one CVC catheter was placed during the research time

Exclusion criteria

* catheter was inserted from another hospital and in emergency; * the tip of CVC catheter was not in the upper and lower vena cava; * children had history of CLABSI before the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of Bacterial colonization in the skin under dressing7days or 8days of central venous catheter insertionincidence of bacterial colonization in the skin under dressing :7days or 8days after insertion,when nurse change the CVC dressing,The researchers used 4 normal saline cotton swabs to wipe the skin under the dressing. Taking the puncture point as the center, 4 cotton swabs wipes 4 points in the northwest, northeast, Southeast and northeast direction 1cm away from the puncture point,separately. Samples were inoculated on Petri dishes respectively.The type and quantity of bacteria will be reported by the Laboratory. The colony number above 20 CFU(colony-forming units) / cm2 means Bacterial colonization occurred.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of Medical adhesive-related skin injury(MARSI)from cvc insertion to 7days or 8daysMARSI:persistent erythema and / or other skin abnormalities within 30 minutes or more after nurse change the dressings

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026