Comparison of Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement With and Without Use of a Guidewire

Difficult Peripheral IV Access Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement With and Without Use of a Guidewire

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02422472
• Other study ID #: 2015P000073
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2015
• Est. completion date: June 2018

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement with and without the use of a guidewire. Patients in the Emergency Department with difficult peripheral IV access (as defined by 2 failed attempts by nursing staff) will be consented and randomized to standard ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement or ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement with modified seldinger technique using a guidewire.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: June 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Difficult peripheral IV access (2 failed attempts by nursing staff)

• Prior history of difficult IV access and patient request for ultrasound guided IV

Exclusion Criteria:

• Need for emergent access or central venous access

• Inability to provide informed consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Difficult Peripheral IV Access

Intervention

Device:
• Ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement
Accucath™ 20 Gax 5.7cm catheter

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Brigham and Women's Hospital	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	First attempt success rate	First attempt success is defined as ability to place and use the catheter after only one attempt and will be reported by study staff.	60 minutes
Secondary	Overall success rate	Overall success is defined as ability to place and use the catheter (after 2 or fewer attempts) and will be reported by study staff.	60 minutes
Secondary	Number of skin punctures	Number of skin punctures will be recorded by study staff.	60 minutes
Secondary	Complications including hematoma, IV infiltration, catheter dislodge	Patients will be monitored for complications of IV placement by study staff	3 days