The Practical Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography for Obtaining an Optimal Depth of Internal Jugular Venous Catheters in Infants

Insertion Depth of Central Venous Catheter Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01763229
• Other study ID #: H-1107-116-371
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 5, 2013
• Last updated: May 12, 2014
• Start date: January 2012
• Est. completion date: March 2013

Study information

• Verified date: May 2014
• Source: Seoul National University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Korea: Food and Drug Administration
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To test if transthoracic echocardiography is useful for correct positioning of central venous catheters in infants with congenital heart disease

Description:

Patients scheduled for surgery for congenital heart disease younger than 12 months were studied. Following successful catheter insertion, the insertion depth was determined using transthoracic echocardiography. The long axis or short axis images were used.Chest X-ray images were taken postoperatively and distances from the tip to the carina level were measured.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 108
• Est. completion date: March 2013
• Est. primary completion date: March 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A to 1 Year

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• anomaly of the internal jugular vein

• thrombus in the internal jugular vein

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Insertion Depth of Central Venous Catheter

Intervention

Procedure:
• transthoracic echocardiography

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Seoul National University Hospital

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	the distance between the catheter tip and the carina		After opearation (about 4-6 hour after insertion of the catheter)	No