Examination of Nurses' Use of Broselow Tape in Non-resuscitation Pediatric Emergency Department Practices

NCT06165003 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: Aslı alaca
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 246
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The patient's body weight is often taken as a basis when calculating drug doses and determining equipment sizes for pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department. The methods used to determine body weight are the family's estimated weight, formulas for estimating weight according to age, or the Broselow band used to estimate weight according to height. Weight estimates that are incomplete compared to the child's actual body weight lead to medication errors, wrong material selection and prolongation of the procedure, resulting in increased mortality and morbidity.

Conditions

Pediatric

Keywords

broselow tape; pediatric emergency department; nurse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Selection by broselow Band

  Success of Broselow band selection

  2 year

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Nurses' success rate in catheter applications

  2 year

• Nurses' success rate in catheter applications

  2 year

• Nurses' success rate in catheter applications

  2 year

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion Procedure - Broselow Band Selection - Experimental Group Urinary Catheter Insertion Procedure - Broselow Tape Selection - Experimental Group Aspiration process - Broselow Band Selection - Experimental group Nasogastric/Orogastric Catheter Insertion Procedure - Broselow Band Selection - Experimental Group

Other: Use of broselow tape

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion Procedure - Routine Application - Control Group Urinary Catheter Insertion Procedure - Routine Application - Control Group Aspiration process - Routine Application - Control Group Nasogastric/Orogastric Catheter Insertion Procedure - Routine Practice - Control Group

Interventions

Use of broselow tape OTHER

In the research, the nurse is the decision maker in the selection of the catheters to be used in the procedures (peripheral intravenous catheter insertion, urinary catheter insertion, aspiration procedure, nasogastric/orogastric catheter insertion) for the patients in the control group. In these procedures, the nurse's choices will be evaluated as control group data as routine clinical practice. After the control group data is collected, Broselow tape will be used in the selection of catheters to be used in the procedures to be performed on the patients in the experimental group (peripheral intravenous catheter insertion, urinary catheter insertion, aspiration procedure, nasogastric/orogastric catheter insertion). Our research will be conducted to examine the effect of nurses' use of Broselow tape in non-resuscitation applications and to minimize errors and application disruptions in procedures involving nurses.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Children weighing 3 to 36 kg and 47 to 143 cm tall
• Children aged 0-18
• Patients coming to the emergency department for non-resuscitation procedures
• Patients and their families who volunteer to participate in the research
• Patients who will have a peripheral intravenous catheter inserted
• Patients who will have a urinary catheter inserted
• Patients who will have a nasogastric/orogastric catheter inserted
• Patients who will undergo aspiration procedure

You may not qualify if:

• Children weighing less than 3 kg and taller than 143 cm
• Children with anomaly contractures that may prevent measurement during measurement with the Broselow tape
• Patients with central venous catheter
• Patients with peripheral intravenous catheters outside the pediatric emergency department
• Patients who have a urinary catheter inserted outside the pediatric emergency department
• Patients who have a nasogastric/orogastric catheter inserted outside the pediatric emergency department

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Izmir Katip Celebi University: lead

Related Publications (3)

• Argall JA, Wright N, Mackway-Jones K, Jackson R. A comparison of two commonly used methods of weight estimation. Arch Dis Child. 2003 Sep;88(9):789-90. doi: 10.1136/adc.88.9.789. No abstract available.

  PMID: 12937099 BACKGROUND

• Luscombe M, Owens B. Weight estimation in resuscitation: is the current formula still valid? Arch Dis Child. 2007 May;92(5):412-5. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.107284. Epub 2007 Jan 9.

  PMID: 17213259 BACKGROUND

• Alaca A, Sari HY. An examination of how nurses' use of the Broselow tape affects patient safety during peripheral intravenous catheterization. Int Emerg Nurs. 2026 Feb;84:101712. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2025.101712. Epub 2025 Nov 25.

  PMID: 41297189 DERIVED

Central Study Contacts

ASLI ALACA

CONTACT

05062741676; alaca_asli_1992@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: In the research, control group data will be collected first. After the data of the control group is collected, the data of the experimental group will be collected.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal İnvestigator

Model Details: Randomized controlled study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 25, 2023
• First Posted: December 11, 2023
• Study Start: November 30, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 26, 2024
• Study Completion: December 26, 2025
• Last Updated: December 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share