Patient Perspective Midline Catheter in the Emergency Department

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Patient Preference; Patient Satisfaction

Treatments: Procedure: Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access - Midline catheter; Procedure: Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access - peripheral IV

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05607238

IRB00089914

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the patient satisfaction and perspective on the use of ultrasound guided midline intravenous catheters compared to standard ultrasound guided peripheral catheters.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient in the emergency department
• Failed 2 or more conventional attempts at vascular access *or*
• history of requiring US guided vascular access
• US Fellowship trained physician available

Exclusion criteria

• basilic vein access is contraindicated
• patient undergoing advanced resuscitation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV

Active Comparator group

Description:

Placement of 4-5cm angiocath under ultrasound guidance

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access - peripheral IV

Ultrasound Guided Midline Catheter

Experimental group

Description:

Placement of 10-15cm midline catheter under ultrasound guidance

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access - Midline catheter