The Effect of Two Different Tourniquet Techniques on Peripheral IV Access Success Rates

NCT ID: NCT02389725

Last Updated: 2019-05-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

121 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2016-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare the success rates of two different tourniquets that are used when placing an IV.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Tourniquet

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Caregivers

Study Groups

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disposable elastic tourniquet

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

disposable elastic tourniquet

Intervention Type DEVICE

Comparison of first time peripheral IV access success rate between the standard elastic tourniquet and a blood pressure cuff.

manual blood pressure cuff

manual blood pressure cuff inflated to 150 milliliters mercury (mmHg)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

blood pressure cuff

Intervention Type DEVICE

Comparison of first time peripheral IV access success rate between the standard elastic tourniquet and a blood pressure cuff.

Interventions

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disposable elastic tourniquet

Comparison of first time peripheral IV access success rate between the standard elastic tourniquet and a blood pressure cuff.

Intervention Type DEVICE

blood pressure cuff

Comparison of first time peripheral IV access success rate between the standard elastic tourniquet and a blood pressure cuff.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Emergency Department patients
* 18 years old or older
* who receive peripheral IV access

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients under the age of 18
* prison inmates
* pregnant patients
* patients who are unable to give informed consent
* critically ill patients who need emergent IV access as defined by the Emergency Medicine consultant of record for the patient
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tobias Kummer

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Tobias Kummer, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Tran T, Lund SB, Nichols MD, Kummer T. Effect of two tourniquet techniques on peripheral intravenous cannulation success: A randomized controlled trial. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Dec;37(12):2209-2214. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.03.034. Epub 2019 Mar 23.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 30948254 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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14-007501

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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