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SKİN PROTECTİVE BARRİER FİLM İN CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER CARE İN INTENSİVE CARE PATİENTS
Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University
Summary
This randomized controlled study evaluated the effectiveness of a skin protective barrier film used during central venous catheter (CVC) care in adult intensive care unit patients. A total of 72 patients with a CVC were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to an intervention group or a control group. In the intervention group, a skin protective barrier film was applied during CVC dressing care in addition to the standard care procedure. The control group received standard CVC dressing care without the skin protective barrier film. Patients were followed for seven days. Dressing integrity, skin integrity at the catheter insertion site, presence and type of drainage, signs of infection, and central line-associated bloodstream infection were evaluated. The study aimed to determine whether the use of a skin protective barrier film during CVC care contributes to maintaining skin and dressing integrity and affects catheter-related complications.
Official title: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SKIN PROTECTIVE BARRIER FILM USE IN CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER CARE OF INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS: A RANDOMİZED CONTROLLED TRİAL
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
72
Start Date
2026-01-20
Completion Date
2026-05-15
Last Updated
2026-10-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Skin Protective Barrier Film
A skin protective barrier film was applied to the central venous catheter dressing area during catheter care before placement of the transparent dressing. The intervention was used in addition to standard central venous catheter care
Standard Central Venous Catheter Dressing Care
Participants received standard central venous catheter dressing care without the use of a skin protective barrier film. The catheter insertion site was cleaned with a chlorhexidine gluconate-containing antiseptic solution using sterile gauze, allowed to dry, and then covered with a chlorhexidine gluconate-containing transparent dressing.
Locations (1)
Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)