Great Saphenous Vein Anatomy at the Proximal Medial Thigh as a Potential Site for Rescue Venous Access

Mayo Clinic

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Anatomy of the GSV for Rescue Peripheral IV Access

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: US ot the GSV

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04922606

21-002859

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the anatomy of the great saphenous vein at the level of the medial thigh in the general population in an effort to categorize this as a reliable target vessel for rescue peripheral IV access.

Enrollment: 190 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pediatric and adult Emergency Department patients and employees of all ages from all areas of the emergency department or additional training sites staffed by emergency medicine residents.

Exclusion criteria

• Critically ill patients as determined by the Emergency Medicine consultant of record for the patient.
• Legs not accessible due to dressing, wounds, or other factors.
• Overlying cellulitis/soft tissue infection or injury.
• Patients that are prison inmates and patients/patient's surrogates who are unable to give verbal consent/assent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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190 participants in 1 patient group

US of GSV

Other group

Description:

Ultrasound of the Great Saphenous Vein

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: US ot the GSV