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Reducing Blood Culture Contamination With the Use of a Needle-less Blood Draw Device (The PIVO Trial)
Led by The University of Queensland · Updated on 2026-02-04
1148
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
71 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
The University of Queensland
Lead Sponsor
B
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Blood cultures (BCs) are a blood test to look for an infection. Two problems with the sample collection are contamination by germs outside of the blood and not collecting enough blood in the tube, resulting in unusable samples. Many patients requiring a BC also have a peripheral intravenous catheter ("catheter") but these are not normally used for blood sampling. This means that patients receive many painful needles for both catheter insertion and blood sampling. There is a needle-free blood collection device (PIVO Pro) which can be used with a catheter to collect a blood sample. The goal of the PIVO Trial is to see if using the PIVO Pro for blood culture sample collection will have a lower amount of contamination than the usual method of blood sample collection. Patients 18 and older at 3 emergency departments will be included. Research nurses will look for patients in emergency who need a blood culture sample taken and they will be asked if they want to be involved in the trial. Half of the participants will use the PIVO Pro to take their blood sample and half will have the usual way of collecting blood. Participants do not have to do anything specifically for the trial. Information about the blood collection and results of the blood culture will be collected from the medical records and recorded for the trial.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Reducing Blood Culture Contamination With the Use of a Needle-less Blood Draw Device (The PIVO Trial)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Blood culture requested due to suspected bloodstream infection
- Patients receiving a 22 gauge short peripheral intravenous catheter (or larger)
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients who have already commenced intravenous antimicrobial medications in the emergency department
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
Caboolture Hospital
Caboolture, Queensland, Australia, 4510
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2
Redcliffe Hospital
Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, 4020
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3
Robina Hospital
Robina, Queensland, Australia, 4226
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4
The Gold Coast University Hospital
Southport, Queensland, Australia, 4215
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Research Team
A
Andrea Valks
CONTACT
C
Claire Rickard
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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