Does the "TOOKIE Vest" Reduce Line Fall Out Rate in Children?
- Conditions
- Childhood Cancer
- Interventions
- Device: Tookie Vest
- Registration Number
- NCT04324970
- Lead Sponsor
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Brief Summary
The objective of the trial is to assess whether the TOOKIE vest is an effective intervention in reducing line fall out. All oncology patients with a tunneled central line will be approached to participate in this study. Following informed consent they will be issued with a TOOKIE vest.
- Detailed Description
All oncology patients with a tunneled central line will be approached to participate in this study. Following informed consent they will be issued with a TOOKIE vest. Lines will be studied for the duration they are in situ. This will vary depending on the underlying diagnosis and treatment regime. One hundred central line insertions for oncology patients will be prospectively identified and be given the "TOOKIE Vest" to wear. Data will be collated for each group regarding age, gender, diagnosis, type of central access inserted, duration of line, reason for removal, in cases of infection the infected organism will be documented, date of each fall out.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
- Any child receiving treatment for malignancy at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
- Patients with a tunnelled central line inserted for treatment of their malignancy
• Any child having a portacath inserted as their mode of central access
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Tookie vest Tookie Vest Participant issued with Tookie vest
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Central line fall out rate approximately 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
🇬🇧Manchester, United Kingdom