Near Infrared Light in Paediatric Blood Drawing Centre

Blood Drawing Procedure Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Near Infrared Light in Paediatric Blood Drawing Centre on Rate of First Attempt Success and Time of Procedure

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03277092
• Other study ID #: RC 22/17
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 7, 2017
• Last updated: November 29, 2017
• Start date: October 2, 2017
• Est. completion date: November 28, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: June 2017
• Source: IRCCS Burlo Garofolo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Reaching a peripheral venous access or making a blood sample in a scared infant or toddler can be challenging even for experienced nurses o pediatricians. Up to 60% of children report pain and distress during venipuncture and multiple attempts can result in more difficult physical and emotional conditions for subsequent insertions so that the procedure should be performed with the less number of punctures as possible. In about one third of children, more than one attempt is required to achieve peripheral intravenous cannulation. In the last years, specific tools have been developed to enhance the success in venipuncture or incannulation. Near-infrared (NIR) technology consists on light-emitting diodes placed underneath the hand, that makes vessels visible by projecting the processed image in a green light directly on to the puncture site. According to previous studies, NIR had shown a trend in reduction of time employed for a blood sample, in children younger of 6 yr.

The aim of this trial is to investigate if the use of the VeinViewer® in a pediatric blood drawing center could decrease time spent to perform the procedure and improve the rate of first attempt success.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 115
• Est. completion date: November 28, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: November 28, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• subjects accessing the outpatient blood-drawing service

Exclusion Criteria:

• application of topical anaesthetic cream

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Blood Drawing Procedure

Intervention

Device:
• VeinViewer®
Near-infrared (NIR) technology consists on light-emitting diodes placed underneath the hand, that makes vessels visible by projecting the processed image in a green light directly on to the puncture site

Procedure:
• Usual care
The blood drawing is performed traditionally

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Italy	IRCCS Burlo Garofolo	Trieste

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
IRCCS Burlo Garofolo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time to perform the procedure	In seconds, from the placement of the tourniquet until the blood flows in the needle	Intraprocedural
Secondary	Success at first attempt	Percentage of success at first attempt	Intraprocedural