Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Two ECG Guided PICC Insertion Techniques

Lead Sponsor:

University of Lausanne

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Conditions:

Central Venous Access

Long Term Antibiotics

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of our study is to compare two ECG techniques for guiding Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Cather (PICC) in terms of accuracy of the final position of the catheter tip.

Detailed Description

One technique uses ECG signal transmission with saline water and allows external catheter length adjustment while the other technique uses a guidewire for signal transmission thus requiring prior cath...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
  • Adult \> 18 years
  • Referred to the interventional radiology department for PICC insertion

Exclusion

  • Known or suspected non-compliance
  • Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant
  • Previous enrolment into the current study
  • Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons
  • Impairment of the heart rhythm changing the presentation of the P wave (atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, severe tachycardia, pacemaker driven rhythm)
  • Enrolled in conflicting research study
  • Weight\> 150 kg, technical limit for the fluoroscopy table
  • Impossibility of obtaining informed consent
  • Refusal to be informed in the event of a chance discovery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 20 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

320 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04466332

Start Date

September 1 2020

End Date

August 20 2021

Last Update

September 28 2022

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CHUV

Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, 1011