Clinical trial · Interventional
ECG Versus Ultrasound-guided Positioning of the Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Tip
NCT02467049CI-TRIAL-00038191completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
In the prevention of thrombosis related to catheter placement it is important to have a right position of the catheter tip. Therefor we want to assess which technique is the most successful in the placing of a PICC.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Infection | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Malnutrition | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECG-guided insertion of PICC | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| ULTRASOUND-guided insertion of PICC | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- ECG-guided insertion of PICC
- description
- Placement of the PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter ) ECG-guided insertion.
- interventionNames
- Device: ECG-guided insertion of PICC
- Device: ULTRASOUND-guided insertion of PICC
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- ULTRASOUND-guided insertion of PICC
- description
- Placement of the PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter ) ULTRASOUND-guided.
- interventionNames
- Device: ECG-guided insertion of PICC
- Device: ULTRASOUND-guided insertion of PICC
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number of participants with correct placement in the superior caval vein during PICC insertion, after either ECG or ultrasound guided insertion
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * All adults with indication for PICC Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18y * Pregnant women
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.