Standard Length Catheters vs Long Catheters in Peripheral Vein Cannulation.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Complications

• Registration Number: NCT01917253
• Lead Sponsor: ASL TO2 Torino

Brief Summary

The Long and Short is a prospective, randomized, controlled, open label trial to test the complications of different device for peripheral vein cannulation, standard length (about 5 cm in length) and long catheter (about 12 cm in length), inserted with Seldinger technique.

Detailed Description

The trial will compare the main complications: infiltration rate, phlebitis rate, occlusion and/or dislocation rate, thrombosis rate, number of percutaneous sticks, successful cannulation.

Will be made for a cost analysis.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2013-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-08-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-08-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-08-05
• Study First Posted: 2013-08-06
• Last Update Posted: 2013-08-06
• Study Start: 2013-09
• Primary Completion: 2013-10
• Study Completion: 2013-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

• adult patients
• infusional therapy more than 72 hours

Exclusion Criteria

• need for central venous catheter

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
complications rate	3 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

MECAU-Maria Vittoria Hospital; 🇮🇹 Torino, Italy