Ultrasound Guidance for Intravenous Cannulation in Emergency Department Patients.

NCT ID: NCT00692549

Last Updated: 2008-06-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-06-30

Study Completion Date

2005-08-31

Brief Summary

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A randomized trial of the use of ultrasound by emergency physicians in the placement of intravenous catheters in emergency patients who are found to have difficult intravenous access (defined as two failed attempts by nursing staff).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Difficult IV Access

Keywords

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ultrasound iv access Patients with difficult iv access in emergency departments.

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Ultrasound

use of ultrasound

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ultrasound

Intervention Type DEVICE

no ultrasound

no ultrasound

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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ultrasound

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients requiring an IV in the emergency department and who have two failed attempts by nursing staff

Exclusion Criteria

* emergent need for IV access
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of California, San Francisco

Locations

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University of California

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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RandomizedIVUS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id