Vascular AccessNCT05119673
POCUS for Difficult Peripheral Access in the Emergency Department - a RCT
A study testing bi-plane sonographic view to difficult peripheral vascular access using Butterfly iQ+® in people with Vascular Access and Emergencies, run by University of Turin, Italy at 1 site in Italy.
Trial summary
Peripheral intravenous line insertion is the most commonly performed invasive procedure in the emergency department (ED). The research hypothesis is that a biplane sonographic approach (i.e., an out-of-plane and in-plane view) might be superior to a mono-plane approach (i.e., an out-of-plane or in-plane view)… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Vascular Access, Emergencies
- What is being tested?
- bi-plane sonographic view to difficult peripheral vascular access using Butterfly iQ+®
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 442 participants
- Where
- 1 siteItaly
- Study dates
- 22 Oct 2021to 11 May 2022
- 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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
None listed.
Who cannot join
- no consent to participate in the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Italy1 site
Emergency Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino Univeristy Hospital
Turin
About this study
Official title: Point-of-care Ultrasound for Difficult Peripheral Vascular Access in the Emergency Department - a Randomized Controlled Trial
Peripheral intravenous line insertion is the most commonly performed invasive procedure in the emergency department (ED). The research hypothesis is that a biplane sonographic approach (i.e., an out-of-plane and in-plane view) might be superior to a mono-plane approach (i.e., an out-of-plane or in-plane view) obtaining a peripheral vascular access among difficult patients admitted to the ED
Read the detailed description
Peripheral intravenous line insertion is the most commonly performed invasive procedure in the emergency department (ED). In some studies, difficult vascular access population was about 33% of evaluated patients and for most of them the "blind" method (i.e., palpation) fails in the line insertion. Ultrasound guidance often increase the success rate among these patients.
Two basic techniques were proposed for sonographic guidance, a transversal or a longitudinal approach to the chosen vessel (i.e., out-of-plane or in-plane view, respectively, "mono-plane" approach).
The availability of hand-held sonographic devices is increasing the number of emergency department were this guidance is used in a difficult vascular access population.
The Butterly iQ+ device is now able to show out-of-plane and in-plane views, simultaneously, the so called bi-plane view.
Aim of this randomized controlled trial is to test if a bi-plane sonographic vision might be able to increase the performance of trained operators in obtaining a peripheral vascular access among difficult patients admitted to the ED.
The present study will be a randomized controlled, 2-arm, nonblinded trial held at the Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University hospital, Turin, Italy.
All healthcare workers already trained in ultrasound-guided vascular access will be considered eligible for the study (i.e., emergency physicians, residents, nurses) after an ad hoc brief (2 hours) training on the study.
This will be a "real world" study, each provider will be free of choosing the device he/she thought appropriate for each patient (in terms of length, gauge, type - peripheral midline will be included in the Italian center).
Using a computerized permuted blocks of random sizes, enrolled patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to be evaluated using either the "standard" ultrasound-guided approach (out-of-place or in-plane view) or the bi-plane view (i.e. out-of-place and in-plane view, simultaneously).
- Conditions
- Vascular Access, Emergencies
- Being tested
- bi-plane sonographic view to difficult peripheral vascular access using Butterfly iQ+®
- Keywords
- Point-of-care ultrasound, emergency department
- Medical subject headings
- Emergencies
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
bi-plane sonographic view to difficult peripheral vascular access using Butterfly iQ+®Other
Bi-plane Butterfly iQ+® sonographic visualization will be used to help Emergency Department operators to get a venous peripheral access in a population of patients considered difficult for this task based on their history or the present clinical situation.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| mono-plane sonographic view | No intervention | Usual standard of care, in our institution, for difficult peripheral vascular access in the Emergency Department. |
| bi-plane sonographic view | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Other: bi-plane sonographic view to difficult peripheral vascular access using Butterfly iQ+® |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
number of attempts of each peripheral i.v. access placement
The number of attempts needed for getting a peripheral i.v. access will be measured
Measured: Through study completion, likely of 1 year and half
Time needed for each peripheral i.v. access placement
Time needed for for getting a peripheral i.v. access will be measured
Measured: Through study completion, likely of 1 year and half
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Nov 2021
- Study start22 Oct 2021
- Primary completion11 May 2022
- Study completion11 May 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (30)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Vascular AccessStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 442 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Butterfly Network
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Emanuele Pivetta, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza
- Investigators
- Emanuele Pivetta, MD,PhD, Principal investigator, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino University Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05119673
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- POCUS-DiffAcc
- Status last verified
- May 2023
- First submitted
- 20 Oct 2021
- Last updated
- 9 May 2023
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
McGee DC, Gould MK. Preventing complications of central venous catheterization. N Engl J Med. 2003 Mar 20;348(12):1123-33. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra011883. No abstract available.
PubMed 12646670Oliver WC Jr, Nuttall GA, Beynen FM, Raimundo HS, Abenstein JP, Arnold JJ. The incidence of artery puncture with central venous cannulation using a modified technique for detection and prevention of arterial cannulation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1997 Dec;11(7):851-5. doi: 10.1016/s1053-0770(97)90119-1.
PubMed 9412883Randolph AG, Cook DJ, Gonzales CA, Pribble CG. Ultrasound guidance for placement of central venous catheters: a meta-analysis of the literature. Crit Care Med. 1996 Dec;24(12):2053-8. doi: 10.1097/00003246-199612000-00020.
PubMed 8968276Schummer W, Schummer C, Tuppatsch H, Fuchs J, Bloos F, Huttemann E. Ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation: is there a difference between Doppler and B-mode ultrasound? J Clin Anesth. 2006 May;18(3):167-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.12.010.
PubMed 16731317Verghese ST, McGill WA, Patel RI, Sell JE, Midgley FM, Ruttimann UE. Comparison of three techniques for internal jugular vein cannulation in infants. Paediatr Anaesth. 2000;10(5):505-11. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2000.00554.x.
PubMed 11012954Hind D, Calvert N, McWilliams R, Davidson A, Paisley S, Beverley C, Thomas S. Ultrasonic locating devices for central venous cannulation: meta-analysis. BMJ. 2003 Aug 16;327(7411):361. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7411.361.
PubMed 12919984Keenan SP. Use of ultrasound to place central lines. J Crit Care. 2002 Jun;17(2):126-37. doi: 10.1053/jcrc.2002.34364.
PubMed 12096376Leung J, Duffy M, Finckh A. Real-time ultrasonographically-guided internal jugular vein catheterization in the emergency department increases success rates and reduces complications: a randomized, prospective study. Ann Emerg Med. 2006 Nov;48(5):540-7. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.01.011. Epub 2006 Feb 21.
PubMed 17052555Karakitsos D, Labropoulos N, De Groot E, Patrianakos AP, Kouraklis G, Poularas J, Samonis G, Tsoutsos DA, Konstadoulakis MM, Karabinis A. Real-time ultrasound-guided catheterisation of the internal jugular vein: a prospective comparison with the landmark technique in critical care patients. Crit Care. 2006;10(6):R162. doi: 10.1186/cc5101.
PubMed 17112371Augoustides JG, Horak J, Ochroch AE, Vernick WJ, Gambone AJ, Weiner J, Pinchasik D, Kowalchuk D, Savino JS, Jobes DR. A randomized controlled clinical trial of real-time needle-guided ultrasound for internal jugular venous cannulation in a large university anesthesia department. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2005 Jun;19(3):310-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.03.007.
PubMed 16130056Troianos CA, Jobes DR, Ellison N. Ultrasound-guided cannulation of the internal jugular vein. A prospective, randomized study. Anesth Analg. 1991 Jun;72(6):823-6. doi: 10.1213/00000539-199106000-00020. No abstract available.
PubMed 2035868Mallory DL, McGee WT, Shawker TH, Brenner M, Bailey KR, Evans RG, Parker MM, Farmer JC, Parillo JE. Ultrasound guidance improves the success rate of internal jugular vein cannulation. A prospective, randomized trial. Chest. 1990 Jul;98(1):157-60. doi: 10.1378/chest.98.1.157.
PubMed 2193776Pittiruti M, Hamilton H, Biffi R, MacFie J, Pertkiewicz M; ESPEN. ESPEN Guidelines on Parenteral Nutrition: central venous catheters (access, care, diagnosis and therapy of complications). Clin Nutr. 2009 Aug;28(4):365-77. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.03.015. Epub 2009 May 21.
PubMed 19464090Troianos CA, Hartman GS, Glas KE, Skubas NJ, Eberhardt RT, Walker JD, Reeves ST; Councils on Intraoperative Echocardiography and Vascular Ultrasound of the American Society of Echocardiography. Guidelines for performing ultrasound guided vascular cannulation: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Dec;24(12):1291-318. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.09.021. No abstract available.
PubMed 22115322Maecken T, Grau T. Ultrasound imaging in vascular access. Crit Care Med. 2007 May;35(5 Suppl):S178-85. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000260629.86351.A5.
PubMed 17446777
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 May 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Point-of-care Ultrasound for Difficult Peripheral Vascular Access in the Emergency Department - a Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05119673
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- POCUS-DiffAcc
- Conditions
- Vascular Access, Emergencies
- Keywords
- Point-of-care ultrasound, emergency department
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 442 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Turin, ItalyUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Butterfly Network
- Study start
- 22 Oct 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 11 May 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 11 May 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Nov 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Peripheral intravenous line insertion is the most commonly performed invasive procedure in the emergency department (ED). The research hypothesis is that a biplane sonographic approach (i.e., an out-of-plane and in-plane view) might be superior to a mono-plane approach (i.e., an out-of-plane or in-plane view) obtaining a peripheral vascular access among difficult patients admitted to the ED
Detailed description
Peripheral intravenous line insertion is the most commonly performed invasive procedure in the emergency department (ED). In some studies, difficult vascular access population was about 33% of evaluated patients and for most of them the "blind" method (i.e., palpation) fails in the line insertion. Ultrasound guidance often increase the success rate among these patients.
Two basic techniques were proposed for sonographic guidance, a transversal or a longitudinal approach to the chosen vessel (i.e., out-of-plane or in-plane view, respectively, "mono-plane" approach).
The availability of hand-held sonographic devices is increasing the number of emergency department were this guidance is used in a difficult vascular access population.
The Butterly iQ+ device is now able to show out-of-plane and in-plane views, simultaneously, the so called bi-plane view.
Aim of this randomized controlled trial is to test if a bi-plane sonographic vision might be able to increase the performance of trained operators in obtaining a peripheral vascular access among difficult patients admitted to the ED.
The present study will be a randomized controlled, 2-arm, nonblinded trial held at the Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University hospital, Turin, Italy.
All healthcare workers already trained in ultrasound-guided vascular access will be considered eligible for the study (i.e., emergency physicians, residents, nurses) after an ad hoc brief (2 hours) training on the study.
This will be a "real world" study, each provider will be free of choosing the device he/she thought appropriate for each patient (in terms of length, gauge, type - peripheral midline will be included in the Italian center).
Using a computerized permuted blocks of random sizes, enrolled patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to be evaluated using either the "standard" ultrasound-guided approach (out-of-place or in-plane view) or the bi-plane view (i.e. out-of-place and in-plane view, simultaneously).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| mono-plane sonographic view | No intervention | –Usual standard of care, in our institution, for difficult peripheral vascular access in the Emergency Department. |
| bi-plane sonographic view | Active comparator | Other: bi-plane sonographic view to difficult peripheral vascular access using Butterfly iQ+® |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (0 listed)
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- no consent to participate in the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| bi-plane sonographic view to difficult peripheral vascular access using Butterfly iQ+®Bi-plane Butterfly iQ+® sonographic visualization will be used to help Emergency Department operators to get a venous peripheral access in a population of patients considered difficult for this task based on their history or the present clinical situation. | Other | bi-plane sonographic view |
Primary outcome
number of attempts of each peripheral i.v. access placement
Time frame: Through study completion, likely of 1 year and half
The number of attempts needed for getting a peripheral i.v. access will be measured
Time needed for each peripheral i.v. access placement
Time frame: Through study completion, likely of 1 year and half
Time needed for for getting a peripheral i.v. access will be measured
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 May 2023.
- Results publication: PubMed 12646670McGee DC, Gould MK. Preventing complications of central venous catheterization. N Engl J Med. 2003 Mar 20;348(12):1123-33. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra011883. No abstract available.
- Results publication: PubMed 9412883Oliver WC Jr, Nuttall GA, Beynen FM, Raimundo HS, Abenstein JP, Arnold JJ. The incidence of artery puncture with central venous cannulation using a modified technique for detection and prevention of arterial cannulation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1997 Dec;11(7):851-5. doi: 10.1016/s1053-0770(97)90119-1.
- Results publication: PubMed 8968276Randolph AG, Cook DJ, Gonzales CA, Pribble CG. Ultrasound guidance for placement of central venous catheters: a meta-analysis of the literature. Crit Care Med. 1996 Dec;24(12):2053-8. doi: 10.1097/00003246-199612000-00020.
- Results publication: PubMed 16731317Schummer W, Schummer C, Tuppatsch H, Fuchs J, Bloos F, Huttemann E. Ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation: is there a difference between Doppler and B-mode ultrasound? J Clin Anesth. 2006 May;18(3):167-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.12.010.
- Results publication: PubMed 11012954Verghese ST, McGill WA, Patel RI, Sell JE, Midgley FM, Ruttimann UE. Comparison of three techniques for internal jugular vein cannulation in infants. Paediatr Anaesth. 2000;10(5):505-11. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2000.00554.x.
- Results publication: PubMed 12919984Hind D, Calvert N, McWilliams R, Davidson A, Paisley S, Beverley C, Thomas S. Ultrasonic locating devices for central venous cannulation: meta-analysis. BMJ. 2003 Aug 16;327(7411):361. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7411.361.
- Results publication: PubMed 12096376Keenan SP. Use of ultrasound to place central lines. J Crit Care. 2002 Jun;17(2):126-37. doi: 10.1053/jcrc.2002.34364.
- Results publication: PubMed 17052555Leung J, Duffy M, Finckh A. Real-time ultrasonographically-guided internal jugular vein catheterization in the emergency department increases success rates and reduces complications: a randomized, prospective study. Ann Emerg Med. 2006 Nov;48(5):540-7. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.01.011. Epub 2006 Feb 21.
- Results publication: PubMed 17112371Karakitsos D, Labropoulos N, De Groot E, Patrianakos AP, Kouraklis G, Poularas J, Samonis G, Tsoutsos DA, Konstadoulakis MM, Karabinis A. Real-time ultrasound-guided catheterisation of the internal jugular vein: a prospective comparison with the landmark technique in critical care patients. Crit Care. 2006;10(6):R162. doi: 10.1186/cc5101.
- Results publication: PubMed 16130056Augoustides JG, Horak J, Ochroch AE, Vernick WJ, Gambone AJ, Weiner J, Pinchasik D, Kowalchuk D, Savino JS, Jobes DR. A randomized controlled clinical trial of real-time needle-guided ultrasound for internal jugular venous cannulation in a large university anesthesia department. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2005 Jun;19(3):310-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.03.007.
- Results publication: PubMed 2035868Troianos CA, Jobes DR, Ellison N. Ultrasound-guided cannulation of the internal jugular vein. A prospective, randomized study. Anesth Analg. 1991 Jun;72(6):823-6. doi: 10.1213/00000539-199106000-00020. No abstract available.
- Results publication: PubMed 2193776Mallory DL, McGee WT, Shawker TH, Brenner M, Bailey KR, Evans RG, Parker MM, Farmer JC, Parillo JE. Ultrasound guidance improves the success rate of internal jugular vein cannulation. A prospective, randomized trial. Chest. 1990 Jul;98(1):157-60. doi: 10.1378/chest.98.1.157.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Emanuele Pivetta, MD,PhD principal investigator
Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino University Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing bi-plane sonographic view to difficult peripheral vascular access using Butterfly iQ+® in people with Vascular Access and Emergencies, run by University of Turin, Italy at 1 site in Italy.
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 0 inclusion and 1 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 9 May 2023. 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 Italy. 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?
number of attempts of each peripheral i.v. access placement (time frame: Through study completion, likely of 1 year and half). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05119673, which also lists 30 linked publications.
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 9 May 2023.