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Optical Detection of Intravenous Infiltration:A Pilot Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Infiltration of Peripheral IV Therapy
Registration Number
NCT02553421
Lead Sponsor
ivWatch, LLC
Brief Summary

This study will examine the use of the ivWatch Model 400 to monitor PIV sites in pediatric patients. Half the participants will be monitored by the device without infiltration notifications and the other half will be monitored by the device with infiltration notifications enabled.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
243
Inclusion Criteria
  • Signed consent and/or assent
  • Newborn to 17 years of age
  • Weight > 2.5 kg
Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe skin integrity issues such as severe eczema, burns, epidermolysis bullosa, rash, hives
  • Severe scarring of tissue (excessive IV use)
  • Tattoo in area of PIV site
  • IV site located in antecubital fossa

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time Infiltration Detected by NurseParticipants will be followed for the duration of intravenous therapy, an expected duration of up to 1 week

The difference in time to detection between the clinician and the ivWatch device is measured from the non-alarming group. This measurement reveals how much earlier the infiltration could have been detected by the ivWatch device compared to the clinician assessments. This metric is measured using the patients in the non-alarming group since an infiltration notification by the ivWatch device could bias the clinician's diagnosis.

Infiltration SensitivityParticipants will be followed for the duration of intravenous therapy, an expected duration of up to 1 week

The infiltration sensitivity is defined as the percentage of the clinician-confirmed infiltrations that are detected by the ivWatch device before the clinician's diagnosis. This metric is measured and reported separately for non-alarming and alarming groups, since an infiltration notification by the ivWatch device could bias the clinician's diagnosis.

Notification Rate of ivWatch DeviceParticipants will be followed for the duration of intravenous therapy, an expected duration of up to 1 week

The notification rate is defined as the number of ivWatch device infiltration notifications issued in a certain amount of time, typically reported in units of notifications per day. The notification rate is the number of notifications per day, excluding cases with clinician confirmed infiltrations. This metric is measured using the subjects in the alarming group since the number of notifications could potentially depend on how quickly nurses reset the device.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
🇺🇸Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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