Effect of Double Tourniquet Technique on Ultrasonographic View of Forearm Veins

• Conditions: Superficial Forearm Veins Compressibility and Width

• Registration Number: NCT04613011
• Lead Sponsor: Bahaa Mohammed Refaie

Brief Summary

Vein compressibility will be assessed after light pressure applied with the ultrasound probe. Vein compressibility will be graded as 3 (100% compressed), 2 (50-100 compressed), and 1 (less than 50% compressed). After baseline measurements were taken, a proximal tourniquet will be applied to mid-arm. Repeated measurements of depth, width, and compressibility will be taken one minute after the tourniquet was applied. Same measurements will be repeated again with second tourniquet applied 1 cm distal to the first tournique.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-10-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-10-27
• Study First Posted: 2020-11-03
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-26
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-28
• Study Start: 2023-01-15
• Primary Completion: 2024-06
• Study Completion: 2024-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy volunteers aged 18-60 years will participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with dialysis shunts, previous mastectomy on the examined side, fracture , skin lesion , burn or edema on the examined side

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Superficial forearm vein width and compressibility under ultrasonography	1 minute after application of two proximal tourniquet 1 cm apart	Ultrasonography is used to measure forearm superficial veins width and compressibility

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sohag faculty of medicine; 🇪🇬 Sohag, Egypt