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Study of the Impact of Frequency of Changing PICCline Dressings in Patients With Acute Leukemia
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Summary
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters have been widely used for many years for the administration of chemotherapy to patients with cancer. However, its use entails significant infectious complications and high risks of death.The hypothesis is that increasing the rate of PICCline dressing changes will reduce the occurrence of catheter-related infections.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2023-06-06
Completion Date
2027-09-01
Last Updated
2025-04-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Dressing change
The patient circuit corresponds to that of usual care. Not part of usual patient management: * The rhythm of PICCline dressing changes, which differed between the two groups. * The collection of pain on a visual analog scale at each dressing change.
Locations (1)
CHU de Montpellier Hôpital St-Eloi
Montpellier, France