The effectiveness of adding soft tissue bonding adhesive (Aron Alpha A) to epidural catheter fixation method using a film dressing: An open-label, randomized, parallel-group comparative study

UMIN ID: UMIN000012981

Registered date:27/01/2014

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Women being to undergo caesarean section by combined spinal epidural anesthesia.
• Date of first enrollment: 2014/01/27
• Target sample size: 52
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Applying Aron Alpha A at the insertion site of epidural catheter, and securing by film dressing
Securing an epidural catheter by film dressing

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Change of length of indwelling epidural catheter
• Secondary Outcome: Range of retained exudate and blood in a dressing film

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: Not applicable
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Female
• Exclude criteria: Patients who did not consent Severe obese patient(non pregnant BMI > 35 kg/m2) Patients who could not be undergo epidural anesthesia

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Okinawa Prefectural Miyako Hospital
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: none