Long Versus Short Axis Approach for Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access

Temple University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Venous Access

Treatments: Procedure: Intravenous access method

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04234347

26147

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare a long axis approach versus short axis when placing peripheral IVs using ultrasound guidance.

Full description

Patients needing an USGPIV will be randomized into long or short axis orientation. Emergency Medicine residents will place the IV using an ultrasound.

Enrollment: 98 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hemodynamically stable patients requiring placement of an USGPIV.

Exclusion criteria

• Hemodynamically unstable
• Unable to consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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98 participants in 2 patient groups

Long Axis approach

Active Comparator group

Description:

Utilize the longitudinal orientation when placing an USGPIV.

Treatment:

Procedure: Intravenous access method

Short axis approach

Active Comparator group

Description:

Utilize the transverse orientation when placing an USGPIV.

Treatment:

Procedure: Intravenous access method