Femoral Arterial Cannulation in Pediatrics

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Conditions studied: Pediatric ALL, Cardiac Complication, Anesthesia

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial\] is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the ultrasound-guided "Modified Dynamic Needle Tip Positioning Short-Axis, Out-Of-Plane" (MDNTP-SAOP) technique compared to the "Conventional, Short-Axis, Out-Of-Plane" (C-SAOP) technique for femoral arterial cannulation performed by anesthesia residents in children. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the time required for attempted femoral arterial cannulation by anesthesia residents at the first puncture site? Researchers will compare the efficacy and safety of MDNTP-SAOP versus C-SAOP methods for femoral arterial cannulation performed by anesthesia residents in infants and children undergoing cardiac surgery. Participants will be randomized to either the MDNTP-SAOP or the C-SAOP group. Intraoperatively, time taken for attempted cannulation by the resident at the first site of femoral arterial puncture, number of attempts at arterial cannulation, and number of cannulae required for successful cannula insertion will be recorded. Adverse events will be monitored on postoperative days 1 and 3. The insertion site will be examined for thrombosis, hematoma, infection, or limb ischemia distal to the insertion site

Key facts

Study ID: NCT07059624
Run by: American University of Beirut Medical Center
People needed: 80
Starts: 2025-07-09
Expected to finish: 2027-01-01
Last updated by the study team: 2025-07-20

Who can join

Age: any, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Infants and children under 12 years of age.
American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status II-IV.
Patients with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery who do not have existing arterial line access.

You may not qualify if…

Need for emergency surgery.
Hemodynamic instability.

Where it is running

American University of Beirut Medical Center — Beirut, Lebanon (enrolling)

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