WithdrawnNot Applicable

Ultrasound vs Veinviewer in Patients With Difficulty IV Access

Stopped: We were not able to enroll participants

United States0Started 2016-08-01

Plain-language summary

Patients with difficulty intravenous access frequently have delay of care in emergency departments because Emergency Department (ED) personnel could not establish intravenous (IV) access for diagnostic blood test or treatment. The ultrasound machine or near-infrared devices have been used to improve this situation but no study has ever compared which machine is more efficient. This study is designed to investigate whether the ultrasound or Vein Viewer, which is a near-infrared device, is more efficient.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who fail inspections for visible or palpable veins or * Patients who request Ultrasound guided peripheral IV (USGPIV) * patients who are oriented to self (correct last name, first name), place (correct name of hospital), time (correct day of week or month of year) and person (correct name of current president) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients \< 18 years of age * Patients with hemodynamically instability requiring rapid central access. * Patients with impaired cognition and not able to consent, these patients are : * Clinically intoxicated patients, as defined by primary team. * Patients who family reported as "confused", "confusion", "altered mental status." * Patients who is not oriented x 4 as above * Patients who do not speak English.

What they're measuring

Operator's time

Timeframe: up to 40 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02618252

SponsorUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-05-05

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