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

NCT02422472 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2019-01-16

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Difficult Peripheral IV Access

Interventions

DEVICE

Ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement

Accucath™ 20 Gax 5.7cm catheter

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heidi Kimberly, MD · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2018-06-30
Completion
2018-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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