Ultrasound-guided Subclavian Vein Puncture Versus Cephalic Vein Dissection for Venous Access Port Implantation

Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Vascular Surgical Procedures

Treatments: Procedure: Ultrasound-guided subclavian vein puncture; Procedure: Cephalic vein dissection

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01584193

CHV 46/11

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare two different surgical techniques for implementation of totally implantable central venous access ports. Ultrasound-guided suclavian vein puncture is compared to cephalic vein dissection.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age > 18
• Informed consent
• Need for central venous access port implementation under local anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• Impaired blood clotting
• Ongoing antiplatelet drugs therapy, except acetylsalicylic acid
• Trauma or surgical past history on both shoulder girdles
• Known central venous thrombosis (subclavian vein, upper vena cava)
• Known pneumothorax
• Septic state
• Agranulocytosis

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

US-guided subclavian vein puncture

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound-guided subclavian vein puncture

Cephalic vein dissection

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Cephalic vein dissection