The Effect of Silicone Foam Dressing and Repositioning on the Prevention of Endotracheal Tube-related Pressure Injuries

May 30, 2026 updated by: Cansu CAMBAZ, Hacettepe University

The Effect of Silicone Foam Dressing and Repositioning on the Prevention of Endotracheal Tube-related Pressure Injuries: A Randomized Comparative Study

The endotracheal tube is one of the medical devices most associated with pressure injuries related to medical devices. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of applying a silicone foam dressing over the endotracheal tube and repositioning the endotracheal tube in preventing endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries in patients receiving mechanical ventilation support.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study will be conducted as a prospective, parallel, three-group (1:1:1), randomized comparative trial. Data will be collected using the following instruments: the "Patient Descriptive Information Form," the "Braden Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Scale" to assess the risk of pressure injury development, the "M-ROMPIS" for staging endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries, and the "Endotracheal Tube-Related Pressure Injury Assessment Form" for monitoring the development of endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries. Data analysis will use both parametric tests (Independent Samples t-test, ANOVA) or non-parametric tests (Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test) based on the data distribution for comparisons involving two groups or multiple groups. The Chi-square test will be used for categorical variables. Logistic Regression Analysis will be performed to determine the effects of pressure injury development time and continuous variables obtained during patient follow-up on the development or non-development of pressure injuries.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

75

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18 years or older
  • Patients admitted to the General Intensive Care Unit and receiving mechanical ventilation support
  • Absence of pressure injuries, other lesions, or anomalies on the inner and outer surfaces of the lips and at the oral commissures prior to intubation
  • Absence of congenital anomalies that could interfere with the assessment of pressure injuries on the inner and outer surfaces of the lips and at the oral commissures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Receiving mechanical ventilation support initiated prior to admission to the intensive care unit
  • Undergoing nasotracheal intubation
  • History of any intraoral surgical procedure
  • Presence of a contraindication to repositioning of the endotracheal tube
  • More than one hour having elapsed since intubation (for Group 1)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Group 2
Repositioning every 8 hours
Other: Repositioning every 8 hours
In patients assigned to this group, the initial repositioning following intubation and the first assessment of the lips, oral cavity, and perioral skin and mucosa will be performed 8 hours after intubation. If the endotracheal tube (ETT) is positioned at the right or left corner of the mouth, it will be repositioned to the midline; if it is positioned at the midline, it will be repositioned to either the right or left corner of the mouth. Following the initial repositioning, subsequent repositioning procedures will be performed every 8 hours.
No Intervention: Group 3
Standard care (Control Group)
Experimental: Group 1
Use of silicone foam dressing and repositioning every 8 hours
Other: Use of silicone foam dressing and repositioning every 8 hours
Patients assigned to this group will receive a silicone foam dressing applied over the endotracheal tube, with repositioning performed every 8 hours. As the silicone foam wound dressing, AQUACEL™ Foam, a sterile, waterproof dressing consisting of a polyurethane outer film layer and a multilayer absorbent pad with silicone adhesive borders, will be used.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Assessment of whether a ETT related oral mucosa pressure injury develop
Time Frame: From intubation until the end of follow-up, up to 14 days.
Endotracheal Tube-Related Pressure Injury Assessment Form
From intubation until the end of follow-up, up to 14 days.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Determining the stage of ETT-related oral mucosal injury
Time Frame: From intubation until the end of follow-up, up to 14 days.
Modified Reaper Oral Mucosa Pressure Injury Scale
From intubation until the end of follow-up, up to 14 days.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hacettepe University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 30, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 13, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 19, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 27, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 2, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • E2-26-14520

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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