Optimal Neck Angle for Internal Jugular Cannulation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery
• Interventions: Other: Neck Angle

• Registration Number: NCT02072889
• Lead Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Brief Summary

Measurements will be made between the internal jugular vein and the carotid artery using an ultrasound machine as the subjects is asked to move and position his or her neck in various positions.

It is hypothesized that by movements of the neck the investigators can maximize the distance between the internal jugular vein and the carotid artery to decrease inadvertent cannulation of the carotid artery to improve patient safety

Detailed Description

Patients will be asked to participate in this trial if they are scheduled for surgery and they will have their neck repositioned in several ways using an ultrasound machine to measure the distance between the internal jugular vein and the carotic artery to determine maximal distance in order to insert a catheter prior to surgery

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-04
• Primary Completion: 2014-02
• Study Completion: 2014-02
• Study First Submitted: 2014-02-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-02-26
• Study First Posted: 2014-02-27
• Status Verified: 2015-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 2015-02-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Male and Females 18 years through 98 Scheduled for cardiac surgery Requires internal cannulation for their scheduled operative procedure -

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who refuse participation Subjects who already have had the internal jugular cannulated (line already present) History of carotid surgery History of Neck Surgery Individuals under 18 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Neck Angle Measures	Neck Angle	Subjects will position his/her neck in order to measure distance between the internal jugular and the carotid artery to determine if there is a maximal distance to target prior to cannulation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Find Optimal Angle for internal jugular cannulation	Approximately 4 years	Is there an angle to position ones neck which maximizes distances of carotid artery and internal jugular.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Find Optimal Neck Angle	Approx 4 years	Using the Ultrasound machine and having the subject position his neck measurements will be taken between the internal jugular and carotid artery to determine what angle may provide the maximal distance in order to safely cannulated the internal jugular

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; 🇺🇸 New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States