Use of Vein Viewer for Insertion of Peripheral Venous Cannula in Pediatric Patients With Difficult Intravenous Access

Completed

Conditions studied: IV Cannulation

In brief

The primary purpose of this prospective, randomized trial is successful intravenous (IV) cannulation on first attempt with the use of either the Vein Viewer (VV) or standard cannulation method. The secondary purpose is to find out if there is a difference in the total time to successful cannulation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00935909

Run by

Peter Szmuk

People needed

603

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-21

Who can join

Age: any, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients age 0-18 requiring IV cannula (ASA 1-4) with a modified DIVA score ≥ 2 at the time of assessment

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with visible veins will be excluded from the study as well as patients with known difficult IV access which are scheduled for PICC line placement.

Where it is running

• Children's Medical Center Dallas — Dallas, Texas, United States

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