Comparison of Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement With and Without Use of a Guidewire

Mass General Brigham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Difficult Peripheral IV Access

Treatments: Device: Ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02422472

2015P000073

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement with and without the use of a guidewire. Patients in the Emergency Department with difficult peripheral IV access (as defined by 2 failed attempts by nursing staff) will be consented and randomized to standard ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement or ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement with modified seldinger technique using a guidewire.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Difficult peripheral IV access (2 failed attempts by nursing staff)
• Prior history of difficult IV access and patient request for ultrasound guided IV

Exclusion criteria

• Need for emergent access or central venous access
• Inability to provide informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard of care ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement

Experimental

Experimental group

Description:

Ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement with the use of a guidewire

Treatment:

Device: Ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement