Magnetic Tracking and ECG-Guided Tip Confirmation System for PICCs

Sun Yat-sen University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

Treatments: Other: Sherlock 3CG Tip Confirmation System

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07369427

SunYat-senU6

Details and patient eligibility

About

This prospective study enrolled cancer patients who underwent peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement at a tertiary care oncology hospital in Guangzhou between January 1st and May 30th, 2026. Data on catheterization outcomes and complications were collected to compare two tip positioning techniques: electromagnetic navigation tip positioning and traditional electrocardiogram (ECG)-guided positioning. The outcomes assessed included first-attempt catheterization success rate, tip positioning accuracy, catheterization procedure time, post-procedural catheter adjustment time, and the incidence of complications (thrombosis, infection, and catheter dysfunction) within 4 weeks post-catheterization.

Enrollment: 160 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• cancer patients receiving PICC placement
• High risk of PICC-related thrombosis(Evaluated by Caprini score ≥ 5)
• Agree to receive PICC maintenance at the research hospital;
• Sign the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• PICC placed in the lower limb
• Estimated survival time less than one month

Trial design

160 participants in 1 patient group

cancer patients who undergo PICC placement (Caprini score ≥5)

Treatment:

Other: Sherlock 3CG Tip Confirmation System