Effects of Two Different Eye Care Practices on Eye Complications in Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Patients

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Conditions studied: Eye Care, Nursing Care, Intensive Care Unit

In brief

This study was designed as a prospective, randomized controlled experimental study aiming to compare different approaches to eye care in intensive care patients receiving mechanical ventilation. In this study, patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit will be randomly assigned to four groups using a simple randomization method: 1. Control Group: Standard Eye Care 2. Intervention Group 1: Eye Care with Eye Care Kit 3. Intervention Group 2: Eye Care According to Eye Care Protocol 4. Intervention Group 3: Eye Care with Both Protocol and Eye Care Kit Research Hypotheses H1: Eye care provided using a care protocol is more effective in preventing the development of complications compared to standard eye care. H2: Eye care provided using an eye care kit is more effective in preventing the development of ocular complications compared to standard eye care. H3: The combined use of an eye care kit and a care protocol is more effective in preventing the development of ocular complications compared to using the care protocol alone. H4: The use of an eye care kit is more effective in preventing the development of ocular complications compared to the use of a care protocol.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07070843

Run by

Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University

People needed

156

Starts

2025-07-01

Expected to finish

2026-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-29

Who can join

Age: 0 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 years or older
• Receiving mechanical ventilation
• Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score < 12
• At least 24 hours have passed since ICU admission
• Baseline Schirmer test result indicating tear production > 5 mm prior to study inclusion

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosed with brain death
• Presence of facial or ocular trauma
• Patients with head trauma
• Patients who have undergone brain surgery
• Patients diagnosed with an eye infection or chemosis
• Withdrawal Criteria:
• Patient's death during the study period
• Extubation of the patient before completion of the care period

Where it is running

• University of Health Sciences (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi) — Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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