Intravascular ECG During Insertion of Peripheral Inserted Central-venous Catheters: Replacement for Chest X-ray?

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
• Main ID: NCT03197246
• Date of registration: 15/06/2017
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Public title: Intravascular ECG During Insertion of Peripheral Inserted Central-venous Catheters: Replacement for Chest X-ray? IVEKG
• Scientific title: May Intravascular Electrocardiography (IVECG) During Insertion of Peripheral Inserted Central-venous Catheters (PICC-line) Replace Chest X-ray?
• Date of first enrolment: July 17, 2017
• Target sample size: 100
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03197246
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Other. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Norway

Contacts

• Name: Baard Olav Jensen, MD,PhD
• Affiliation: Sykehuset Innlandet HF

• Name: Jon Magnussen, prof
• Affiliation: NTNU, MH, Masterutdanning

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- In need for PICC

- >18 years old

- Competent to give consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Not visible p-wave on surface ECG (electrocardiograph)

- Patients with known Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter

- Implanted pacemaker (PM) and/or implanted Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

- Not signed written informed consent



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Electrocardiography

Catheterization, Peripheral

Intervention(s)

Device: Chest X-ray

Device: IVECG

Primary Outcome(s)

PICC-tip placement examined by chest X-ray [Time Frame: 45 minutes]

Secondary ID(s)

SPL4911

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Sykehuset Innlandet HF