Immobilization During Peripheral Venous Catheter Placement

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pediatrics; Immobilization

• Registration Number: NCT07182994
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Universitario La Paz

Brief Summary

Aim: To determine the most effective type of upper limb immobilization in the cannulation of a peripheral venous line in the pediatric emergency department.

Methods: Randomized clinical trial with 322 patients conducted in a tertiary pediatric emergency. The impact of two types of restraints (immobilization of the elbow joint versus arm restraint, without immobilization of the elbow joint) on the success of the technique was analyzed. Multivariate analysis was used to analyze the impact of other variables (weight, age, movements, pain) on the success of the technique.

Detailed Description

A study will be conducted in a Spanish tertiary hospital to assess the holding technique for peripheral venous catheterization in pediatric patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department. The nursing staff will be responsible for implementing the study protocol, data collection, and subsequent analysis.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-03-01
• Study Completion: 2023-03-28
• Study First Submitted: 2025-08-29
• Status Verified: 2025-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-09-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2025-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 2025-09-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 322

Inclusion Criteria

• Pediatric patients at emergency department that need a peripheral venous line

Exclusion Criteria

• Critically ill patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
success of peripheral venous line cannulation on the first attempt	From enrollment to the end of the procedure (15 minutes)	Percentage of successful cannulations on the first attempt, as assessed by the registered nurse.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of attempts required	From enrollment to the end of the procedure (15 minutes)	Number of cannulation attempts until successful catheterization.
Time to successful catheterization	From start of procedure until catheter placement (≤15 minutes)	Time in minutes from first attempt to successful catheter placement
Nurse's assessment of patient's pain	Immediately after procedure	Pain assessed by the nurse using a validated age-appropriate pediatric pain scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Universitario La Paz; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Madrid, Spain