Status:
UNKNOWN
Electromuscular Stimulation Therapy as a Prophylactic Method to Reduce Thromboses Related to PICC Catheters in Patients Hospitalized in Critical Care Units.
Lead Sponsor:
Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta
Conditions:
Thrombosis; Catheter, Infusion Catheter (Vascular)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Introduction: The placement of a peripheral inserted central catheter (PICC) is a common practice in the hospital setting. However, despite all the advances reported, venous devices are not free of co...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients admitted to the critical unit with a PICC whose insertion is done by the EIAV of the same hospital.
- Patients between 18 and 80 years of age.
- Treatments related to the device protocolized by the same hospital as the EIAV implanter.
Exclusion
- Patients who do not sign informed consent.
- Patients with pacemakers and/or implantable automatic defibrillators.
- Patients with epilepsy.
- Removal of the device within the first 15 days after insertion.
- Hospital discharge, transfer to another hospital or death lethalis during the duration of the study.
- Displacement of the tip of the catheter outside the lower ⅓ of the superior vein cava during the study period.
- Presence of lesions in the place where the electrodes must be placed to perform the electrostimulation therapy.
- Non-compliance with catheter monitoring: Of the five ultrasound controls protocolized in the study, 80% were not complied with.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06135857
Start Date
December 1 2023
End Date
December 1 2024
Last Update
November 18 2023
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