RecruitingNCT06979128

PICC Inserted by a Nurse-led Vascular Access Team in Poland


Sponsor

Medical University of Warsaw

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

May 5, 2025

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

Implantation of PICCs by a trained, dedicated nursing team can be effective and safe, and allows for intravenous therapy that requires medium- to long-term central venous access.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

  • Age \>18 years
  • Intravenous therapy with solutions requiring central vein cannulation (irritant drugs, extreme pH \<5 and \>9, osmolarity \> 600 mOsm/l), e.g., chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition with osmolarity \>900 mOsm/l
  • Difficult intravenous access with multiple blood collection
  • Ability to consent to participate in the study
  • Consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria8

  • Presence of central venous catheter, such as. centrally inserted central catheter or totally implanted vascular device
  • Indication of another type of vascular access device
  • Lack of veins suitable for cannulation of the arm
  • Infection, burns or other skin lesion on the upper extremities (involving the site of planned catheter insertion and attachment)
  • Pregnancy (confirmed by history and review of medical records or confirmed by positive human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) determination in urine or plasma)
  • Lack of patient consent to participate in the study
  • Lack of capacity to consent to participate in the study
  • No physician present to supervise the procedure

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Interventions

PROCEDUREPICC placement

Patient scheduled for PICC placement


Locations(1)

Medical University of Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland

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