Clinical Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Applying Dry Local Heat and/ or High Tourniquet Pressure for Venipuncture.

NCT ID: NCT04027218

Last Updated: 2019-11-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

62 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-09

Study Completion Date

2018-04-03

Brief Summary

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Low level intervention health products clinical trial, fourth phase, non-commercial research. Dissertation of COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSITY of Madrid.

Principal Investigator of this clinical trial: Ms. LETICIA CARMEN SIMÓN LÓPEZ Collaborative investigators: Dr. DOLORES OCHOA-MAZARRO (principal investigator of bioequivalence clinical trial), and Sir. SERGIO LUQUERO-BUENO (collaborative researcher)

The setting is Clinical trials Unit of Clinical Pharmacology Department. LA PRINCESA HOSPITAL of Madrid. Research Ethical Committee of LA PRINCESA HOSPITAL of Madrid. Any person will monitor this clinical trial because the sponsor and principal researcher are the same person. Nevertheless, an adherence to this protocol will ensure by principal researcher and co-researchers.

The three interventions are:

1. To Apply local dry heat.
2. To apply high tourniquet pressure.
3. To apply both of them. (Dry heat and high pressure) The common comparator: Current Clinical practice for peripheral venous catheterization.

The main hypothesis: The number of attempts of success venipuncture at first time are influenced by any of the interventions applied before.

The main goal: To identify the most effective intervention of applying dry local heat and/or high tourniquet pressure in relation of number success venipuncture attempts, compared to current clinical practice.

Design: An experimental, randomized study which is controlled with current clinical practice to insert a peripheral vein catheter. It is an incomplete cross-over clinical trial, with three arms which are involved interventions and a common comparator.

Population: Adult healthy subjects. Sample size: It is required to enroll 54 subjects with a 95% of level of confidence and 80% level of power.

Main variable: Succeed peripheral vein catheter insertion at first attempt.

Effectiveness assessment: The optimal effectiveness is considered when vein cannulation success at first attempt exceeds 95% applying any of the interventions.

Planned date to address: It is planned to carry out around June and/or July of 2017 for the main variable.

Detailed Description

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The study is considered a low level intervention clinical trial to evaluate the use and safety of a sanitary product marketed and accredited for a different aim, but according to their rules of using.

It is experimental, randomized and controlled study with the usual technique of inserting a venipuncture catheter until now. Incomplete clinical trial, blind to third parties, in healthy volunteers, which consists of three arms, in which they are intervened and the comparator is applied. The volunteers comes from a bioequivalence clinical trial for testing a new drug, and a venous catheter is required in two period between a wash-out period of one week, approximately.

For each volunteer one of intervention is applied in one period, and in other period the comparator is applied. Thus, one intervention and the sequence of one intervention application and comparator is assigned by randomization using sealed envelopes. Randomization is only performed in first period, in second period one intervention or comparator assigned in applied. Thus, each one volunteer is her/his own comparator

. Before assigned intervention or comparator is applied, a Venous International Assessment is carried out using Venous International Assessment (VIA) validated scale by nurse perception and palpation. After assigned intervention, another VIA is performed. Then, when peripheral venous catheterization is achieved, a blood sample is withdrawn in order to examine hemolysis. Afterwards, pain is registered by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) validated scale within no more than two hours from vein catheterization, and skin perception is evaluated by Fitzpatrick's scale (only in first period) in order to analyze a possible relationship with adverse events on skin. Subjects are followed-up for 72h in order to monitor adverse events if applicable.

According to hemolysis, an ethylene diamine tetra acetate (EDTA) blood sample is processing at 3400 revolutions per minute at 4 Celsius grades for 10 minutes, and plasma samples are frosted for 24-48h. Afterwards, they are defrosted, and analyzed by absorbance using NANODROP SPECTROPHOTOMETER. The analysis by spectrophotometer is blinded of intervention or comparator used to withdrawn.

Conditions

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Venipuncture Healthy Adult

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Experimental, randomized and controlled study with the usual technique of inserting a venipuncture catheter until now. Incomplete clinical trial, blind to third parties, in healthy volunteers, which consists of three arms, in which they are intervened and the comparator is applied.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators
For hemolysis analysis in blood samples, the responsible of analysis by spectrophotometry is blinded from the intervention or comparator used for blood sample performed, using two different departments: one for interventions and comparator applications and other for spectrophotometer.

Study Groups

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Current clinical practice-Dry heat

The standardized and approved Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) GP41-A6 venipuncture guide has been established for clinical current practice so far. According to vein cannulation procedure CLSI GP41-A6, an elastic compressor will be applied (Synthetic rubber-latex compressor tape, UNIDIX®, Madrid, Spain) provided by the hospital.

1 period (current clinical practice) and 2 period (dry heat) or 1 period (dry heat) and 2 period (current clinical practice).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dry heat

Intervention Type DEVICE

The application is made with two sacks of carob seeds during 7 minutes. The sacks are placed on antebrachial anatomical zone, together, and previously heated in the microwave for 0.30 seconds at 850 W of power.

Current clinical practice- Hihg pressure

The standardized and approved CLSI GP41-A6 venipuncture guide has been established for clinical current practice so far. According to vein cannulation procedure CLSI GP41-A6, an elastic compressor will be applied (Synthetic rubber-latex compressor tape, UNIDIX®, Madrid, Spain) provided by the hospital.

1 period (current clinical practice) and 2 period (high pressure) or 1 period (high pressure) and 2 period (current clinical practice).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

High pressure

Intervention Type DEVICE

It will be carried out with the use of the manual aneroid sphygmomanometer fixed at 100 millimeters of mercury. Brand (QUIRUMED) with European Conformity (CE) marking 0197. A pressure lower than the systolic blood pressure, and in each subject will be monitored the radial pulse.

Current clinical practice-Combination

The standardized and approved CLSI GP41-A6 venipuncture guide has been established for clinical current practice so far. According to vein cannulation procedure CLSI GP41-A6, an elastic compressor will be applied (Synthetic rubber-latex compressor tape, UNIDIX®, Madrid, Spain) provided by the hospital.

1 period (current clinical practice) and 2 period (combination of dry heat and high pressure) or 1 period (combination of dry heat and high pressure) and 2 period (current clinical practice).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Combination of dry heat and high pressure

Intervention Type DEVICE

The application is made with two sacks of carob seeds during 7 minutes. The sacks may be placed on antebrachial anatomical zone, together, and previously heated in the microwave for 0.30 seconds at 850 W of power; according to instructions for use.

After 7 minutes, the pressure is applied with the use of the manual aneroid sphygmomanometer fixed at 100 millimeters of mercury. Brand QUIRUMED with CE Marking 0197. A pressure lower than the systolic blood pressure, and in each subject will be monitored the radial pulse.

Interventions

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Dry heat

The application is made with two sacks of carob seeds during 7 minutes. The sacks are placed on antebrachial anatomical zone, together, and previously heated in the microwave for 0.30 seconds at 850 W of power.

Intervention Type DEVICE

High pressure

It will be carried out with the use of the manual aneroid sphygmomanometer fixed at 100 millimeters of mercury. Brand (QUIRUMED) with European Conformity (CE) marking 0197. A pressure lower than the systolic blood pressure, and in each subject will be monitored the radial pulse.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Combination of dry heat and high pressure

The application is made with two sacks of carob seeds during 7 minutes. The sacks may be placed on antebrachial anatomical zone, together, and previously heated in the microwave for 0.30 seconds at 850 W of power; according to instructions for use.

After 7 minutes, the pressure is applied with the use of the manual aneroid sphygmomanometer fixed at 100 millimeters of mercury. Brand QUIRUMED with CE Marking 0197. A pressure lower than the systolic blood pressure, and in each subject will be monitored the radial pulse.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Signed the informed consent form for bioequivalence study
* Signed the informed consent form for this clinical trial
* Fluid intake of participants was limited to a volume equal to or less than 500 ml
* Participants fasted 6-8 hours before venous cannulation
* Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5-29.9
* Vein perception by Venous International Assessment (VIA) scale between 5 to 2 grade.

Exclusion Criteria

* Grade one in VIA scale
* Smokers
* BMI lower than 18.5 or equivalent or higher than 30
* Subjects who had any disease,
* Blood test, urinalysis, physical examination or electrocardiogram showing disorders with clinical relevance
* Subjects receiving treatment for anything apart from contraceptives.
* Gluten, lactose intolerance, vegetarian or vegan subjects for bioequivalence subjects.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Fundación de Investigación Biomédica - Hospital Universitario de La Princesa

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Leticia Carmen Simón López, RN

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Locations

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Leticia Carmen Simón López

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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de la Torre-Montero JC, Montealegre-Sanz M, Faraldo-Cabana A, Oliva-Pellicer B, Garcia-Real I, Fenwick M, Marcos Caceres E, Rivas-Eguia B, Vila-Borrajo C, Valles-Andres J, Alonso-Gordoa T, Garcia-Carrion C, Diaz-Rubio Garcia E, Beneit-Montesinos JV. Venous International Assessment, VIA scale, validated classification procedure for the peripheral venous system. J Vasc Access. 2014 Jan-Feb;15(1):45-50. doi: 10.5301/jva.5000173. Epub 2013 Sep 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Eilers S, Bach DQ, Gaber R, Blatt H, Guevara Y, Nitsche K, Kundu RV, Robinson JK. Accuracy of self-report in assessing Fitzpatrick skin phototypes I through VI. JAMA Dermatol. 2013 Nov;149(11):1289-94. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.6101.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Ferreira-Valente MA, Pais-Ribeiro JL, Jensen MP. Validity of four pain intensity rating scales. Pain. 2011 Oct;152(10):2399-2404. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.07.005.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Fink RM, Hjort E, Wenger B, Cook PF, Cunningham M, Orf A, Pare W, Zwink J. The impact of dry versus moist heat on peripheral IV catheter insertion in a hematology-oncology outpatient population. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2009 Jul;36(4):E198-204. doi: 10.1188/09.ONF.E198-E204.

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Yamagami Y, Tomita K, Tsujimoto T, Inoue T. Tourniquet application after local forearm warming to improve venodilation for peripheral intravenous cannulation in young and middle-aged adults: A single-blind prospective randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2017 Jul;72:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.03.009. Epub 2017 Mar 27.

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Lima-Oliveira G, Lippi G, Salvagno GL, Montagnana M, Picheth G, Guidi GC. Impact of the phlebotomy training based on CLSI/NCCLS H03-a6 - procedures for the collection of diagnostic blood specimens by venipuncture. Biochem Med (Zagreb). 2012;22(3):342-51. doi: 10.11613/bm.2012.036.

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Shah JS, Soon PS, Marsh DJ. Comparison of Methodologies to Detect Low Levels of Hemolysis in Serum for Accurate Assessment of Serum microRNAs. PLoS One. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):e0153200. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153200. eCollection 2016.

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Simon-Lopez LC, Ortuno-Soriano I, Luengo-Gonzalez R, Posada-Moreno P, Zaragoza-Garcia I, Sanchez-Gomez R. Proposal and Strategy for Nursing-Led Research: Protocol for an Unfunded Clinical Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Feb 10;14:e56062. doi: 10.2196/56062.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39927682 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan, and Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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3113

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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