Clinical trial · Interventional
Comparison Between Internal Jugular Vein Versus Axillary Vein for Implantable Ports
Internal Jugular Vein Versus Axillary Vein With Single-incision for Implantable Ports: a Prospective and Randomized Study.
NCT03512899CI-TRIAL-00068245completedN/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)
Comparison between internal jugular vein versus via axillary vein with single-incision for placement of implantable ports in cancer patients. Investigators are recruiting 240 patients and randomizing 120 for each arm. Primary outcome is early complications, until 30 days and secondary outcome late complications, between 30 days and 6 months. The follow-up is 12 months.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Catheter Complications | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left axillary vein access. | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Left internal jugular access. | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Right axillary vein access. | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Right internal jugular access. | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Internal jugular vein access
- description
- Internal jugular vein access preferably right, assisted by ultrasound and radioscopy. Catheter: districath®, 8.5 French.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Right internal jugular access.
- Procedure: Left internal jugular access.
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Axillary vein access
- description
- Axillary vein access with single incision, assisted by ultrasound and radioscopy. Catheter: districath®, 8.5 French.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Right axillary vein access.
- Procedure: Left axillary vein access.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Catheter due to chemotherapy. * Cancer patients. * ECOG (performance status) from 0 to 2. * Signed informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Non compliance. * Anticoagulant therapy. * Coagulopathy (platelet count below 50,000 and/or protrombin time above 18s). * Death within 30 days after the procedure. * Another catheter in superior vena cava. * Previous long term catheter in superior vena cava. * Obesity (IBM\>40 Kg/m2).
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