Ultra-portable Ultrasound vs. Standard Ultrasound to Help Place a Peripheral Catheter in Patients at Risk of Difficult Puncture

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Saint Joseph Saint Luc de Lyon

About this trial

The placement of an intravenous (IV) line is a common procedure when treating adult patients in critical care, in the emergency room or in the operating room. This simple and minimally invasive procedure can sometimes be made difficult depending on the patient's morphology or their clinical condition. The procedure then becomes time-consuming, anxiety-provoking, painful and its success is uncertain.

The placement of intravenous (IV) lines under ultrasound by nurses is a rapidly developing alternative in intensive care, emergencies and the operating room.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patient aged at least 18 years old

Patient with an A-DIVA (Adult Difficult Intravenous Access) score > 1

Supported by a nurse trained in all the techniques used in the protocol

Patient having given free, informed and oral consent -

Disqualifiers

Patient who has already been included in the study

Patient whose inclusion in the study would lead to a delay in treatment

Adult patient protected by law

Pregnant woman

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Standard ultrasound

    Device

    Placement of IV line using standard ultrasound.

  • Ultra-portable ultrasound

    Device

    Placement of IV line using ultra-portable ultrasound.

Treatment groups

250 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Standard ultrasoundOther 1 intervention
Group B: Ultra-portable ultrasoundExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Intravenous (IV) line placement time

Time in minutes between tourniquet placement and dressing application after placement.

Time frame
Day 0

Secondary outcomes

1

Placement of the IV line successfully obtained from the first puncture

Percentage of cases where the placement of the IV line was obtained from the first puncture

Time frame
12 months (estimated)
2

Number of skin perforations

Number of skin perforations required to establish the IV line

Time frame
Day 0
3

Overall success rate after 3 punctures

Overall success rate after 3 punctures

Time frame
Day 0
4

Use an alternative solution (central catheter)

Need to use an alternative solution (central catheter)

Time frame
Day 0

Other outcomes

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