SCD Use to Prevent Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Patients With PICC Lines

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Deep Vein Thrombosis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see if a compression device on the arm where a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line has been inserted can prevent the formation of a blood clot around the PICC line.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01670188

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

78

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2016-10-13

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subject's age is greater than or equal to 18 years
• Subject is patient in neuro intensive care unit at time of PICC placement

You may not qualify if…

• Acute trauma to the upper extremity harboring the PICC
• Current use of prophylactic anticoagulation
• Inability to fit the SCD on the arm because of arm size
• Documented previous upper extremity DVT in the arm harboring the PICC line

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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