Implementation of Ultrasound Guided Central Venous Catheter Confirmation Protocol

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Behavior, Process, Acceptance, Inertia of Accommodation

In brief

The bedside use of ultrasound after central venous catheter (CVCs) insertion has lagged behind other applications in medicine, thus presenting an opportunity for innovative, evidence-based research that will influence clinician behavior. This research focuses on bedside ultrasound applications as an example, to evaluate clinical practice change. Chest radiographs are associated with delays in initiating time-critical interventions and present an unexamined opportunity for improving patient care by evaluating the use of ultrasound in lieu of chest radiographs after CVC insertion. Strategic interventions for implementation are needed to hasten the adoption of this clinical innovation (ultrasound guided CVC confirmation protocol) allowing them to de-implement chest xrays when no longer indicated.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04324762

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

120

Starts

2019-12-09

Expected to finish

2023-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2023-12-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• have a clinical role in the placement and maintenance of central venous catheters

Where it is running

• Washington Unversity School Of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States (enrolling)

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