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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Tourniquet
• Interventions: Device: blood pressure cuff; Device: disposable elastic tourniquet

• Registration Number: NCT02389725
• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-03-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-03-16
• Study First Posted: 2015-03-17
• Study Start: 2015-04
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2016-06
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Results First Submitted: 2019-04-22
• Results First Submitted QC: 2019-04-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-22
• Results First Posted: 2019-05-20
• Last Update Posted: 2019-05-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 121

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
manual blood pressure cuff	blood pressure cuff	manual blood pressure cuff inflated to 150 milliliters mercury (mmHg)
disposable elastic tourniquet	disposable elastic tourniquet	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peripheral IV Access Success Rate	baseline	Peripheral IV access success rate is defined as the number of subjects who had successful peripheral intravenous cannulation on the first attempt. An attempt was defined as a needle penetrating the surface of the subject's skin. Successful access was defined as good flow through an IV catheter with a saline flush and without subcutaneous fluid collection.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total Number of Distinct Providers That Attempted IV Access	baseline	Total number of individual medical providers that attempt to access IV for each subject. An attempt is defined as a needle penetrating the surface of the subject's skin. Access was defined as good flow through an IV catheter with a saline flush and without subcutaneous fluid collection.
Total Number of Peripheral IV Access Attempts	baseline	The total number of peripheral IV access attempts for each subject., up to a maximum of four attempts. An attempt is defined as a needle penetrating the subject's skin surface.
Rate of Rescue Techniques Used	baseline	The number of subjects requiring one or more rescue techniques to access peripheral IV. These techniques include ultrasound guided peripheral IV access, central venous access, venous cut-down, interosseous access, and/or change in treatment plan due to unsuccessful access.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester; 🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota, United States