Just Say No to the Just in Case Cannula: An Implementation Science Trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: nnecessary cannulation in emergency departments (ED); Unnecessary cannulation in emergency departments (ED); Emergency medicine - Other emergency care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001248651
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 12 December 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2000000

Inclusion Criteria

Each participating emergency department has met the following criteria to be enrolled in the study

- Have more than 50 adult presentations daily
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) that allows data collection
- Health service consents to participation
- The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) accredited ED for advanced
training in Emergency Medicine

ED Adult patients' (18 years old and over) data will be collected for this study.

Exclusion Criteria

ED meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from the trial:
- Has had an active peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) quality improvement intervention program within the last 12 months

Patient data (under 18 years old) and non-ED patient will not be collected for this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of PIVC cannulation per month in adults attending a participating emergency department. Routinely collected clinical and health services data will be used to measure outcomes.<br>[ Data will be collected over a 36-month period in nine clusters and three steps: Intervention co-design (6 months prior to intervention implementation) followed by intervention implementation (18-30 months), Frequency of data collection: bi-weekly to monthly. ]