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N/A N=95 Treatment

AccuCath™ Intravenous (IV) Device Used by Vascular Access Team (VAT)

Vascular Access Complication

Enrolled (actual)
95
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Participants With Successfully Inserted Peripheral IV Catheter Placement on First Attempt — 85.3 percentage of participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
AccuCath Intravenous Catheter System (Device)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
C. R. Bard
Primary completion
Jul 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Participants With Successfully Inserted Peripheral IV Catheter Placement on First Attempt
85.3
SECONDARY
Percentage of Patients With Complications of Peripheral IV Therapy
17.9
SECONDARY
Completion of IV Therapy
78
SECONDARY
Catheter Dwell Time
58
SECONDARY
Percentage of Patients Who Identified as "Satisfied" With Catheter Performance at Catheter Insertion
100.0
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events
17; 7; 6; 3; 1
SECONDARY
Percentage of Patients Who Identified as "Satisfied" With Catheter Performance at Catheter Removal
97.9

Summary

The study will test a hypothesis that the AccuCath™ System will have a higher rate of successful first attempt peripheral intravenous (PIV) placement, higher completion of therapy, fewer complications, longer dwell times, and higher user satisfaction compared to Conventional IV Catheters.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female, age > or equal to 18 years or 89 years old;
  • Requirement for emergent IV placement (patient's condition would be compromised if there is a delay in IV placement);
  • Previous venous grafts or surgery at the target vessel access site;
  • Currently involved in other investigational clinical trials (unless permission is granted by other study PI);
  • Females who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant within 3 months of the procedure, or lactating.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01937195). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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