Clinical trial · Interventional
Impact of Availability of Showerpatch for Patients With Intravenous Catheters
Comparison of Showerpatch Versus Other Measures to Protect Intravenous Catheter Entry Site During Bathing Activities
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): logistic problems
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Venous catheters are necessary for the treatment of many patients. Showering with a venous catheter is often prohibited due to the infection risk when the insertion site becomes wet. Therefore these patients are challenged to keep the catheter insertion site dry and always covered with a dressing. Washing themselves is often impossible without assistance of a nurse or significant other. For patients with a catheter connected to an infusion line, it is even more difficult. Showerpatch is a newly developed dressing that safeguards the insertion site of an IV catheter from water during bathing activities. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the impact of the availability of Showerpatch by comparing the outcomes in patients regarding the patient's autonomy in bathing activities, the material use and the time needed from caregivers in home care. Additionally qualitative data on patient's bathing activities and the use of Showerpatch will be collected.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cystic Fibrosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Pulmonary Hypertension | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional IV catheter protection | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Shower patch IV catheter protection | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Shower patch IV catheter protection
- description
- Newly developed waterproof catheter dressing may be used for bathing activities
- interventionNames
- Device: Shower patch IV catheter protection
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Conventional IV catheter protection
- description
- No specific dressing will be provided to the patient to protect the catheter entry site during bathing activities.
- interventionNames
- Device: Conventional IV catheter protection
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Self-reported autonomy score regarding bathing activities
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * able to read and speak Dutch and to fill out a web-based questionnaire * patients with an IV catheter (peripheral catheter, midline, peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), Central Venous catheter (CVC), tunnelled catheter or implantable port) with an expected dwell time IV therapy of at least 14 days and with or without a prospect of discharge to the home setting with the IV catheter in situ in the foreseen study period * physically able to wash themselves * with access to the internet Exclusion Criteria: * Bedridden patients * Patients who have already participated in an earlier stage of the ISIC study * Patients with more than one lumen of the catheter continuously connected to an infusion line
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDO'Grady NP, Alexander M, Burns LA, Dellinger EP, Garland J, Heard SO, Lipsett PA, Masur H, Mermel LA, Pearson ML, Raad II, Randolph AG, Rupp ME, Saint S; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Am J Infect Control. 2011 May;39(4 Suppl 1):S1-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.01.003. No abstract available. PMID 21511081
- BACKGROUNDOakley C, Wright E, Ream E. The experiences of patients and nurses with a nurse-led peripherally inserted central venous catheter line service. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2000 Dec;4(4):207-18. doi: 10.1054/ejon.2000.0099. PMID 12849017
- BACKGROUNDMolloy D, Smith LN, Aitchison T. Cytotoxic chemotherapy for incurable colorectal cancer: living with a PICC-line. J Clin Nurs. 2008 Sep;17(18):2398-407. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02359.x. PMID 18705719
- BACKGROUNDDo AN, Ray BJ, Banerjee SN, Illian AF, Barnett BJ, Pham MH, Hendricks KA, Jarvis WR. Bloodstream infection associated with needleless device use and the importance of infection-control practices in the home health care setting. J Infect Dis. 1999 Feb;179(2):442-8. doi: 10.1086/314592. PMID 9878029