Comparison of Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement With and Without Use of a Guidewire

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Difficult Peripheral IV Access

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement with and without the use of a guidewire. Patients in the Emergency Department with difficult peripheral IV access (as defined by 2 failed attempts by nursing staff) will be consented and randomized to standard ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement or ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement with modified seldinger technique using a guidewire.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02422472

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

70

Starts

2015-06-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Difficult peripheral IV access (2 failed attempts by nursing staff)
• Prior history of difficult IV access and patient request for ultrasound guided IV

You may not qualify if…

• Need for emergent access or central venous access
• Inability to provide informed consent

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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