Neonatal Umbilical Catheter Pathway Simulator (NeoPath)

Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care (IRCCS)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Neonates and Preterm Infants; Catherization; Simulator Training

Treatments: Device: neonatal Umbilical Catheter Pathway Simulator

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07142434

7348

Details and patient eligibility

About

Currently, training for umbilical catheter placement in neonates is primarily focused on inserting the catheter into the umbilical vein. However, no models to date allow real-time ultrasound assessment of catheter tip navigation and final positioning during the procedure. This study introduces the first training simulator designed specifically to address this need, enabling operators to practice not only the insertion but also the ultrasonographic localization of the catheter tip during the placement process.

Enrollment: 25 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Experts must have at least 3 years of experience in neonatal abdominal ultrasound or central line placement.

Trainees must be medical residents in their 3rd year or beyond.

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 3 years of relevant experience for expert participants. Less than 3rd year of specialty training for trainee participants.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 1 patient group

no-experienced neonatal ultrasound practitioners

Experimental group

Description:

pratictioners who will test and validate the simulator.

Treatment:

Device: neonatal Umbilical Catheter Pathway Simulator