Placing newborn infants on their Back Or Right side for Umbilical venous catheter (UVC) insertio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Critical care of the newborn infant; Neonatal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN71265031
• Lead Sponsor: The National Maternity Hospital (Ireland)

Brief Summary

1. 2016 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27411081 (added 21/01/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-10-14
• Study Completion: 2014-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 88

Inclusion Criteria

1. Infants will be eligible for enrollment in this study if they are having a UVC inserted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
2. Infants born outside the National Maternity Hospital will be eligible for enrollment if they have not undergone umbilical catheterization in the referring hospital

Exclusion Criteria

1. Infants who have previously had a UVC inserted at a referring hospital
2. Infants with major congenital anomalies that may alter internal anatomy (e.g. gastroschisis, exomphalos or congenital diaphragmatic hernia)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified