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Congenital Heart SurgeryNCT00852488

Medium-term Venous Access in Congenital Heart Surgery

A study testing Placement of transthoracic catheter in people with Congenital Heart Surgery, run by Vanderbilt University Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study is designed to evaluate medium-term central venous catheter placement in infants undergoing complex cardiac surgery using a new technique. This technique involves placement of the catheter into the inferior vena cava through a subcutaneous tunnel and through a tunnel between pericardium and diaphragm. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 day to 365 days
Conditions the study is for
Congenital Heart Surgery
What is being tested?
Placement of transthoracic catheter
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2009to Jan 2010
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 day to 365 days
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Infants undergoing surgical correction or palliation of congenital heart disease via sternotomy
  • Age 0-365 days
  • Anticipated intensive care stay over 10 days
  • Need for central venous access or prolonged venous access

Who cannot join

  • Presence of access that is likely to last more than 10 days at time of operation
  • Septic shock
  • Known inferior vena cava thrombosis
  • Operations not approached by sternotomy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

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About this study

Official title: A Medium-term Venous Access Alternative in Infants Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery

This study is designed to evaluate medium-term central venous catheter placement in infants undergoing complex cardiac surgery using a new technique. This technique involves placement of the catheter into the inferior vena cava through a subcutaneous tunnel and through a tunnel between pericardium and diaphragm.

Being tested
Placement of transthoracic catheter

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Placement of transthoracic catheterProcedure or surgery

    Also called Bard, transthoracic catheter

    Placement of transthoracic catheter into the inferior vena cava

Study groups in NCT00852488
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CatheterExperimentalCohort undergoing catheter placement using the new technique being studied
Receives: Procedure: Placement of transthoracic catheter

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Days of complication-free use. Morbidity (infection, malposition, bleeding, thrombosis, need for removal for catheter-related complication). Need for additional catheter placement or reintervention.

    Measured: Until catheter no longer needed; it is not anticipated that these remain longer than 2 weeks. Prior to discharge all will have been removed and final assessment of primary outcome will be obtained

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Feb 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2009
  3. Primary completionJan 2010
  4. Study completionJan 2010

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00852488
Sponsor's protocol ID
#080906
Status last verified
Feb 2010
First submitted
4 Feb 2009
Last updated
1 May 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Placement of transthoracic catheter in people with Congenital Heart Surgery, run by Vanderbilt University Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 May 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Days of complication-free use. Morbidity (infection, malposition, bleeding, thrombosis, need for removal for catheter-related complication). Need for additional catheter placement or reintervention. (time frame: Until catheter no longer needed; it is not anticipated that these remain longer than 2 weeks. Prior to discharge all will have been removed and final assessment of primary outcome will be obtained). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 May 2017.

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