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
Active Locations (1)
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CHUV
Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, 1011