Actively Recruiting
Central Line Study
Led by Montefiore Medical Center · Updated on 2026-01-06
160
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
263 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Two different techniques for placing a central venous catheter will be compared. The studyu team hypothesizes that clinicians randomized to the peripheral catheter technique will have higher first attempt success rates, fewer procedural complications, and a shorter mean time to procedure completion than physicians assigned to wire through hollow bore needle.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Central Line Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult patients in the emergency department who require ultrasound guided central line placement
You will not qualify if you...
- Inherited, acquired, or medication related coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia (platelets < 100,000)
- Previous central venous access at the same anatomical site
- Any indwelling catheter or wire that could potentially interfere with central line placement
- Anterior border of the target vein deeper than 3.5cm
- Clinical conditions interfering with informed consent such as dementia, delirium, or encephalopathy as determined by the attending physician
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Montefiore
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Joe Offenbacher, MD
CONTACT
B
Benjamin Friedman, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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