Near Infrared Light in Paediatric Blood Drawing Centre

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Blood Drawing Procedure
• Interventions: Device: VeinViewer®; Procedure: Usual care

• Registration Number: NCT03277092
• Lead Sponsor: IRCCS Burlo Garofolo

Brief Summary

Reaching a peripheral venous access or making a blood sample in a scared infant or toddler can be challenging even for experienced nurses o pediatricians. Up to 60% of children report pain and distress during venipuncture and multiple attempts can result in more difficult physical and emotional conditions for subsequent insertions so that the procedure should be performed with the less number of punctures as possible. In about one third of children, more than one attempt is required to achieve peripheral intravenous cannulation. In the last years, specific tools have been developed to enhance the success in venipuncture or incannulation. Near-infrared (NIR) technology consists on light-emitting diodes placed underneath the hand, that makes vessels visible by projecting the processed image in a green light directly on to the puncture site. According to previous studies, NIR had shown a trend in reduction of time employed for a blood sample, in children younger of 6 yr.

The aim of this trial is to investigate if the use of the VeinViewer® in a pediatric blood drawing center could decrease time spent to perform the procedure and improve the rate of first attempt success.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-06
• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-07
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-08
• Study Start: 2017-10-02
• Primary Completion: 2017-11-28
• Study Completion: 2017-11-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-11-29
• Last Update Posted: 2017-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 115

Inclusion Criteria

• subjects accessing the outpatient blood-drawing service

Exclusion Criteria

• application of topical anaesthetic cream

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
VeinViewer® group	VeinViewer®	Use of near infrared light to perform blood draw (VeinViewer®)
Usual care group	Usual care	Blood drawing performed traditionally

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to perform the procedure	Intraprocedural	In seconds, from the placement of the tourniquet until the blood flows in the needle

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Success at first attempt	Intraprocedural	Percentage of success at first attempt

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

IRCCS Burlo Garofolo; 🇮🇹 Trieste, Italy