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The Effect of Tapping in the Venous Dilatation for Peripheral IV Access

NCT05265481 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2022-11-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC) is one of the most common interventions in medical practice. Venous dilatation is helpful for successful PIV placement. Several techniques include hot pack application, tourniquet, massaging, and tapping over the vein to increase vein caliber described in the literature. However, none of them has been rigorously studied. Therefore, there is still no 'best practice' on how to effect vein dilation in a standard way.

This study aims to investigate the effect of standardized tapping on venous dilatation with a massage device compared to manual non-standardized tapping and define a standard tapping technique using a device.

In this study, the investigators also aim to investigate the effect of tourniquet application with and without vein tapping effect on peripheral vein caliber as determined by ultrasound measurement.

Conditions

  • Catheterization, Peripheral
  • Venous Dilatation

Interventions

DEVICE

Tourniquet

The investigators will apply a pressure cuff tourniquet inflated to 60 mmHg

DEVICE

Manual Tapping

The investigators will apply tapping directly over the vein manually to increase the vein dimension.

DEVICE

Device tapping

The investigators will apply tapping directly over the vein with a massage device to increase the vein dimension.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brandi Lattinville · University of Florida

  • Yahya A Acar, MD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-07
Primary Completion
2022-06-01
Completion
2022-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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