A Prospective Randomized Trial of Ultrasound Versus Landmark Guided Central Venous Access in Children

Stanford University2 sites in 1 country150 target enrollmentMay 2009

ConditionsNeed for Central Venous Access

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Need for Central Venous Access
Sponsor: Stanford University
Enrollment: 150
Locations: 2
Primary Endpoint: Success of Central Venous Cannulation at First Attempt
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesized that, in children undergoing venous cannulation for central line placement by pediatric surgeons, ultrasound-guided cannulation leads to an increase in successful venous cannulation at first attempt compared to landmark guided cannulation.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 2009

End Date

December 2011

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Stanford University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Matias Bruzoni

Principle Investigator

Stanford University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•All patients between the ages of 0 and 18 years undergoing tunneled central venous line placement under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

•Preoperative proof of non-patency of central veins
•coagulopathy
•access site surgeon

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Success of Central Venous Cannulation at First Attempt

Time Frame: Up to 410 seconds

The count (%) of patients with successful central venous cannulation at first attempt is reported.

Secondary Outcomes

Patients With Arterial Punctures(Up to 410 seconds)
Patients With Complications(Up to 410 seconds)
Success of Central Venous Cannulation Within First Three Attempts(Up to 410 seconds)
Time to Successful Cannulation(Up to 410 seconds)