AR Ruler to Improve Safety and Clinical Workflow During PICC Placement

University of Pennsylvania

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Insertion of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter

Treatments: Other: Augmented reality virtual ruler

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05399875

851278

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the utility of an augmented reality virtual ruler during placement of peripherally inserted central catheters.

Full description

After being informed about the study, patients who give consent will have their peripheral inserted central catheter placed by a physician wearing mixed reality smart glasses. The mixed reality smart glasses will have an application that allows the physician to measure distances with their hands. This application will be used to measure the appropriate length for which to trim the central catheter.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Scheduled for a non-emergent peripherally inserted central catheter placement in Interventional Radiology
• Over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

• Undergoing an emergent peripherally inserted central catheter placement
• Younger than 18 years old

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Augmented reality virtual ruler

Experimental group

Description:

Patient's in this arm will have their physician use an augmented reality virtual ruler to measure catheter length during catheter placement.

Treatment:

Other: Augmented reality virtual ruler