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Contact the study team using the details below to take part. If there are no contact details below please ask your doctor in the first instance.
Andrew Chamberlain, MBChB
+441904 631313
andrew.chamberlain8@nhs.net
Joseph Carter, MBChB
+441904 631313
joseph.carter4@nhs.net
Central Venous Catheter Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Intracavitary Electrocardiogram Guiding Feasibility Studies
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The goal of this interventional study is to assess the feasibility of two bedside techniques for confirming central venous catheter (CVC) placement and detecting complications:
* Intracavity ECG monitoring to confirm internal jugular vein CVC tip position.
* Thoracic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to rule out pneumothorax following CVC insertion.
Participants who require an internal jugular CVC as part of their routine care and meet all inclusion and no exclusion criteria will be randomised to receive either:
* Standard care, or
* The intervention, consisting of intracavity ECG guidance and thoracic POCUS. The CVC will be inserted either on the left or right side of the neck.
All participants will undergo a post-procedure chest X-ray regardless of study arm, to allow comparison of the intervention methods with standard care.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
"Fletcher SJ, Bodenham AR. Safe placement of central venous catheters: where should the tip of the catheter lie? Br J Anaesth. 2000 Aug;85(2):188-91. doi: 10.1093/bja/85.2.188. No abstract available."; "10992821"; "Kang M, Bae J, Moon S, Chung TN. Chest radiography for simplified evaluation of central venous catheter tip positioning for safe and accurate haemodynamic monitoring: a retrospective observational study. BMJ Open. 2021 Jan 4;11(1):e041101. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041101."; "33397666"
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
This is in the inclusion criteria above
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Andrew Chamberlain, MBChB
+441904 631313
andrew.chamberlain8@nhs.net
Joseph Carter, MBChB
+441904 631313
joseph.carter4@nhs.net
The study is sponsored by York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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