Clinical trial · Interventional
Ultrasound Guided Port-A-Cath Isertion in Cancer Patients
Effectiveness of Ultrasound Guidance for Port-A-Cath Insertion in Cancer Patients
- 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)
Port-A-Cath is a totally implanted central venous access system and one of the most frequently used systems for administration of chemotherapies in oncological patients . The currently used techniques for placement of totally implantable venous access devices involve the open insertion by cut down technique, or percutaneous puncture of the central vein either by anatomical landmarks or image guided approach by using ultrasound guidance which is increasingly being preferred over the traditional anatomical landmark due to its low complication rate and high technical success rate; as this technique enables the direct visualization of needle entrance and advancement into the target vein
Conditions
Conditions (1)
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 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port-A-Cath | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Port-a-cath
- description
- Ultrasound guided Port-a-cath insertion
- interventionNames
- Device: Port-A-Cath
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Early complications
- timeFrame
- 24 hours
- description
- Early complications associated with Ultrasound guided Port-a-cath insertion periprocedural and within 24 hours
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Late complications
- timeFrame
- Up to 100 months
- description
- complications associated with Ultrasound guided Port-a-cath insertion after 24 hours
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * cancer patients * Indicated for receiving long term chemotherapy * Accepted coagulation profile. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe uncorrectable coagulopathy. * Prior incidence of central vein thrombosis. * Patients with active infection.
References
Publications (11)
- BACKGROUNDGebauer B, El-Sheik M, Vogt M, Wagner HJ. Combined ultrasound and fluoroscopy guided port catheter implantation--high success and low complication rate. Eur J Radiol. 2009 Mar;69(3):517-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.10.018. PMID 19340958
- BACKGROUNDMudan S, Giakoustidis A, Morrison D, Iosifidou S, Raobaikady R, Neofytou K, Stebbing J. 1000 Port-A-Cath (R) placements by subclavian vein approach: single surgeon experience. World J Surg. 2015 Feb;39(2):328-34. doi: 10.1007/s00268-014-2802-x. PMID 25245435
- BACKGROUNDGranziera E, Scarpa M, Ciccarese A, Filip B, Cagol M, Manfredi V, Alfieri R, Celentano C, Cappellato S, Castoro C, Meroni M. Totally implantable venous access devices: retrospective analysis of different insertion techniques and predictors of complications in 796 devices implanted in a single institution. BMC Surg. 2014 May 8;14:27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-14-27. PMID 24886342
- BACKGROUNDCapalbo E, Peli M, Lovisatti M, Cosentino M, Ticha V, Cariati M, Cornalba G. Placement of port-a-cath through the right internal jugular vein under ultrasound guidance. Radiol Med. 2013 Jun;118(4):608-15. doi: 10.1007/s11547-012-0894-6. Epub 2012 Oct 22. PMID 23090255
- BACKGROUNDFunaki B, Szymski GX, Hackworth CA, Rosenblum JD, Burke R, Chang T, Leef JA. Radiologic placement of subcutaneous infusion chest ports for long-term central venous access. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1997 Nov;169(5):1431-4. doi: 10.2214/ajr.169.5.9353475. PMID 9353475
- BACKGROUNDReeves AR, Seshadri R, Trerotola SO. Recent trends in central venous catheter placement: a comparison of interventional radiology with other specialties. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2001 Oct;12(10):1211-4. doi: 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61681-9. PMID 11585888
- BACKGROUNDMiccini M, Cassini D, Gregori M, Gazzanelli S, Cassibba S, Biacchi D. Ultrasound-Guided Placement of Central Venous Port Systems via the Right Internal Jugular Vein: Are Chest X-Ray and/or Fluoroscopy Needed to Confirm the Correct Placement of the Device? World J Surg. 2016 Oct;40(10):2353-8. doi: 10.1007/s00268-016-3574-2.