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Clinical Trials/NCT00692549
NCT00692549
Completed
N/A

Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation in Emergency Department Patients With Difficult IV Access: a Randomized Trial.

University of California, San Francisco1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentJune 2005

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Difficult IV Access
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Enrollment
60
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Number of IV Attempts
Status
Completed
Last Updated
17 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

A randomized trial of the use of ultrasound by emergency physicians in the placement of intravenous catheters in emergency patients who are found to have difficult intravenous access (defined as two failed attempts by nursing staff).

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2005
End Date
August 2005
Last Updated
17 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • patients requiring an IV in the emergency department and who have two failed attempts by nursing staff

Exclusion Criteria

  • emergent need for IV access

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of IV Attempts

Secondary Outcomes

  • Time to placement of IV catheter

Study Sites (1)

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