Back to resultsUltrasound Guidance for Intravenous Cannulation in Emergency Department Patients.
Primary Purpose
Difficult IV Access
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
ultrasound
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Difficult IV Access focused on measuring ultrasound, iv access, Patients with difficult iv access in emergency departments.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients requiring an IV in the emergency department and who have two failed attempts by nursing staff
Exclusion Criteria:
- emergent need for IV access
Sites / Locations
- University of California
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
Ultrasound
no ultrasound
Arm Description
use of ultrasound
no ultrasound
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Number of IV Attempts
Secondary Outcome Measures
Time to placement of IV catheter
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00692549
First Posted
June 4, 2008
Last Updated
June 5, 2008
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00692549
Brief Title
Ultrasound Guidance for Intravenous Cannulation in Emergency Department Patients.
Official Title
Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation in Emergency Department Patients With Difficult IV Access: a Randomized Trial.
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
June 2008
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
June 2005 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
August 2005 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
August 2005 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Name of the Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
A randomized trial of the use of ultrasound by emergency physicians in the placement of intravenous catheters in emergency patients who are found to have difficult intravenous access (defined as two failed attempts by nursing staff).
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Difficult IV Access
Keywords
ultrasound, iv access, Patients with difficult iv access in emergency departments.
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
60 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Ultrasound
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
use of ultrasound
Arm Title
no ultrasound
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
no ultrasound
Intervention Type
Device
Intervention Name(s)
ultrasound
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Number of IV Attempts
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Time to placement of IV catheter
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
patients requiring an IV in the emergency department and who have two failed attempts by nursing staff
Exclusion Criteria:
emergent need for IV access
Facility Information:
Facility Name
University of California
City
San Francisco
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
94143
Country
United States
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