Effects of ivAED™ Device on "Air-in-line" Alarms and Workflow Disruption

NCT ID: NCT04851782

Last Updated: 2024-07-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

55 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-29

Study Completion Date

2024-06-01

Brief Summary

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The investigators propose to test the hypothesis, that is, the effectiveness of the ivAED to eliminate air-in-line, comparing two commercially available, standard IV infusion pumps: the Braun Infusomat® Space P and the Becton-Dickenson Alaris™ model 8100 pump (the latter is currently in use as the standard IV infusion pump at Keck Hospital of USC). Testing of an IV infusion pump other the Keck Hospital of USC standard is indicated, as the independent laboratory testing of the Alaris™ 8100 pump found that this model pump is prone to developing air bubbles as the infusion passes through the pump mechanism. These air bubbles can be sufficient to trigger the air-in-line alarm. The Braun Infusomat® Space P IV infusion pump is a market leader like the Alaris™ 8100 pump, was evaluated in independent testing with and without the ivAED™ device, and was NOT found to create bubbles.

Detailed Description

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There are very few controlled human studies in the literature that assess various existing preventative measures for air embolism. After extensive, independent pre-clinical laboratory testing of the ivAED™ device demonstrating efficacy in removing air-in-line from IV infusions (see Appendix 1), this is the first-in-humans, clinical application of the ivAED™ device.

Testing of the ivAED™ device in patients is justified as that is the only means to determine the impact of the device on clinical IV infusion and nursing workflow disruptions (the primary outcomes of the study). Testing of the device in animals, or in healthy volunteers, or in computer simulations cannot provide this real-world information. In addition, the FDA typically requires that laboratory pre-clinical testing be coupled with clinical testing when applying for approval of new, investigational devices.

The investigators propose to test the hypothesis, that is, the effectiveness of the ivAED to eliminate air-in-line, comparing two commercially available, standard IV infusion pumps: the Braun Infusomat® Space P and the Becton-Dickenson Alaris™ model 8100 pump (the latter is currently in use as the standard IV infusion pump at Keck Hospital of USC). Testing of an IV infusion pump other the Keck Hospital of USC standard is indicated, as the independent laboratory testing of the Alaris™ 8100 pump found that this model pump is prone to developing air bubbles as the infusion passes through the pump mechanism. These air bubbles can be sufficient to trigger the air-in-line alarm. The Braun Infusomat® Space P IV infusion pump is a market leader like the Alaris™ 8100 pump, was evaluated in independent testing with and without the ivAED™ device, and was NOT found to create bubbles.

Conditions

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Infusion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants either have Braun Infusomat Pump with ivEAD tubing or standard pump OR another pump with or without ivEAD tubing or standard tubing
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Braun Infusomat Pump and ivEAD tubing

ivEAD tubing

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ivEAD tubing kit

Intervention Type DEVICE

ivEAD tubing designed to reduce infusion pump alarms do to air in infusion line

Braun Infusomat Pump and standard tubing

Standard tubing

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Standard pump and ivEAD tubing

ivEAD tubing

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ivEAD tubing kit

Intervention Type DEVICE

ivEAD tubing designed to reduce infusion pump alarms do to air in infusion line

Standard infusion pump and standard tubing

Standard tubing

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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ivEAD tubing kit

ivEAD tubing designed to reduce infusion pump alarms do to air in infusion line

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Braun Infusomat Pump Standard Infusion Pump

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Surgical ICU patients that are receiving IV infusions
* Patients or their surrogates have provided written, informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who do not give consent to our researchers
* Children (patients \<18 years of age)
* Pregnancy
* Prisoners
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Southern California

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Herrick Medical LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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J. Perrin Cobb, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Southern California

Locations

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USC Keck Hospital

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Kaplan RS, Anderson SR. Time-driven activity-based costing. Harv Bus Rev. 2004 Nov;82(11):131-8, 150.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15559451 (View on PubMed)

Kaplan RS, Witkowski M, Abbott M, Guzman AB, Higgins LD, Meara JG, Padden E, Shah AS, Waters P, Weidemeier M, Wertheimer S, Feeley TW. Using time-driven activity-based costing to identify value improvement opportunities in healthcare. J Healthc Manag. 2014 Nov-Dec;59(6):399-412.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25647962 (View on PubMed)

Infusion pump market is anticipated to exceed US$ 49 billion by 2025. https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/infusion-pump-market-is-anticipated-to-exceed-us-49-billion-by-2025-2019-03-28. Updated 2019. Accessed August 23, 2019.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Intravascular air-in-line and air embolism risks associated with infusion pumps, fluid warmers, and rapid infusers: FDA safety communication. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2019

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Mirski MA, Lele AV, Fitzsimmons L, Toung TJ. Diagnosis and treatment of vascular air embolism. Anesthesiology. 2007 Jan;106(1):164-77. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200701000-00026.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17197859 (View on PubMed)

Brull SJ, Prielipp RC. Vascular air embolism: A silent hazard to patient safety. J Crit Care. 2017 Dec;42:255-263. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.08.010. Epub 2017 Aug 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28802790 (View on PubMed)

Kizer JR, Devereux RB. Clinical practice. Patent foramen ovale in young adults with unexplained stroke. N Engl J Med. 2005 Dec 1;353(22):2361-72. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp043981. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16319385 (View on PubMed)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Patient safety primer: Never events. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primers/primer/3/Never-Events. Accessed August 23, 2019.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Lee PT, Thompson F, Thimbleby H. Analysis of infusion pump error logs and their significance for health care. Br J Nurs. 2012 Apr 26-May 9;21(8):S12, S14, S16-20. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.Sup8.S12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22629592 (View on PubMed)

Matocha D. Reducing infusion pump alarms through structured interventions. Journal of the Association for Vascular Access. 2018;23(2):87-95.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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HM 001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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