Evaluation of the Occurrence of Acute Complications Caused by a Central Venous Catheter Placement
- Conditions
- Anesthesia
- Registration Number
- NCT01405534
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre Leon Berard
- Brief Summary
- It is an observational, prospective, monocentric study. The purpose of the study is to assess the acute complications rate caused by a central venous catheter placement. 
 All the patients who require a central venous placement could be enrolled in the study.
 The study will not change the usual practice. The placement will be on day 1 and patients will be contacted by phone on day 7 to identify potential complications and to assess pain.
 Anaesthesia staff will keep patients under surveillance to control the absence of late complications.
- Detailed Description
- Not available 
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1780
- Age >= 18.
- Patient who requires the placement of a central venous catheter (a portacath (PAC), a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) or a tunnelled catheter).
- Patient able to understand, read and write French.
- Mandatory affiliation with a health insurance system.
- Active infection at placement of the central venous catheter.
- Patient who can't be contacted by phone.
- Patient who is likely to have a femoral venous catheter placement.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
- Name - Time - Method - Estimate the acute complications rate - From day 1 to day 7 - Placement of the central venous catheter on day 1 and follow-up of potential acute complications 
- Secondary Outcome Measures
- Name - Time - Method - Assess postoperative pain - On day 1 and on day 7 - The pain will be assessed on day 1 by a visual analogic scale and on day 7 by a verbal numeric scale - Assess the preoperative anxiety - On day 1 - By means of Beck anxiety inventory - Assess patients satisfaction about the catheter - On day 7 - By means of a questionnary filled in by patients at home - Assess the rate of late complications - Up to 1 year - The anaesthesia staff will keep patients under surveillance for potential late complications. 
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
- Centre Léon Bérard 🇫🇷- LYON Cedex 08, France Centre Léon Bérard🇫🇷LYON Cedex 08, France
