Standard Length Catheters vs Long Catheters in Peripheral Vein Cannulation.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Complications
• Interventions: Device: Standard Device for peripheral vein cannulation; Device: Long Catheters for peripheral vein cannulation

• 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

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
standard length catheter	Standard Device for peripheral vein cannulation	Standard Device for peripheral vein cannulation
Long catheter	Long Catheters for peripheral vein cannulation	Standard Device for peripheral vein cannulation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
complications rate	3 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

MECAU-Maria Vittoria Hospital; 🇮🇹 Torino, Italy