Pressure Injuries' Prevention in Newborn Infants Admitted to NICU

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

280

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 2, 2019

Primary Completion Date

December 2, 2021

Study Completion Date

May 16, 2022

Conditions
NewbornPressure Injury
Interventions
OTHER

interventional nursing care

"The infants enrolled will receive different intervention according to a defined risk factor level:~Low:~* NCPAP duration \< 48 hours (h)~* Gestational Age (GA) \> 32 weeks (wks)~* Current weight \> 1500 g~Interventions:~* alternating mask or nasal prongs once per shift~* skin assessment (excoriation, erythema or skin breakdown) once per shift~Medium:~* NCPAP duration from 48 to 72 h~* GA from 32 to 28 wks~* Current weight from 1500 to 1000 g~Interventions:~* alternating mask or nasal prongs twice per shift~* skin assessment (excoriation, erythema or skin breakdown) twice per shift~* repositioning of device once per shift~High:~* NCPAP duration \> 72 h~* GA \< 28 wks~* Current weight \< 1000 g~Interventions:~* alternating mask or nasal prongs twice per shift~* skin assessment (excoriation, erythema or skin breakdown) every 3 h per shift~* repositioning of device every 3 h per shift"

OTHER

Standard nursing care

"* Use of hydrocolloid as nasal barrier dressing~* Appropriate size of headbands, indicated by production company~* Appropriate size of mask or binasal prongs, indicated by production company~* Frequently assess skin integrity, every 4 hours~* Replace hydrocolloid if it's dirty or displaced~* Humidity and heat gases"

Trial Locations (1)

20122

NICU, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

OTHER

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