Effect of Passive Leg Raise for Pediatric Peripheral IV Placement

University of Saskatchewan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intravenous Access

Treatments: Procedure: Passive leg raise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03029754

Bio 16-331

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators wish to determine whether passive leg raise allows for easier peripheral vascular access in the pediatric population. The investigators hypothesize that pediatric anesthesiologists will have higher rates of successful intravenous catheterization in children where a passive leg raise is employed.

Enrollment: 87 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 months to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pediatric participants undergoing dental procedures under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• Children who already have adequate IV access

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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87 participants in 2 patient groups

Passive leg raise

Experimental group

Description:

Participant's legs will be raised with a bolster prior to IV insertion.

Treatment:

Procedure: Passive leg raise

No leg raise

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will lie flat prior to IV insertion.