Trial Outcomes & Findings for Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) to Guide and Confirm Epidural Catheters in Pediatric Patients (NCT NCT02415998)

NCT ID: NCT02415998

Last Updated: 2020-05-28

Results Overview

The success rate achieved using TEE guidance to thread an epidural catheter to within one targeted thoracic spinal level. Post-operative radiograph will be used to confirm catheter position.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

25 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

within one day

Results posted on

2020-05-28

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
TEE Guided Epidural Catheter Placement
TEE: Epidural catheter will be placed under guidance of transesophageal echography in specific thoracic spinal segment.
Overall Study
STARTED
25
Overall Study
COMPLETED
20
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
5

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
TEE Guided Epidural Cather Placement
n=25 Participants
TEE: Epidural catheter will be placed under guidance of transesophageal echography in specific thoracic spinal segment.
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
25 Participants
n=25 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants
n=25 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=25 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
7 Participants
n=25 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
18 Participants
n=25 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: within one day

The success rate achieved using TEE guidance to thread an epidural catheter to within one targeted thoracic spinal level. Post-operative radiograph will be used to confirm catheter position.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
TEE Guided Epidural Catheter Placement
n=20 Participants
TEE: Epidural catheter will be placed under guidance of transesophageal echography in specific thoracic spinal segment.
Number of Participants With Successful Epidural Catheter Placement
Successful placement
17 Participants
Number of Participants With Successful Epidural Catheter Placement
Unsuccessful placement
3 Participants

Adverse Events

TEE Guided Epidural Cather Placement

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Kenichi Ueda

University of Iowa

Phone: 319-356-2633

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place