Evaluating the Use of Grip Exercises to Decrease Deep Vein Thrombosis in Adult Patients With PICC Lines
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Handgrip Exercises.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Deep Vein Thrombosis. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Patients who have a peripherally-inserted central catheter (PICC) placed are at a risk of developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). At TriHealth, approximately 2-4 patients per month who have a PICC placed experience a subsequent DVT. One innovative way to possibly mitigate the risk of DVTs is hand grip exercises. The current study will be the first study to evaluate hand grip exercises for the prevention of DVTs in adult patients hospitalized in the United States.
Interventions
- Other Handgrip Exercises
Participants will firmly grip and squeeze the ball for 10 seconds, relax for 10 seconds and repeat for 10 minutes. They will be instructed to do this 3 times per day.
Primary outcome measures
- Deep vein thrombosis [Time frame: from PICC placement to PICC removal, up to 4 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Had a PICC placed in the past 24 hours by the Vascular Access Team
- Patient is admitted to either Bethesda North Hospital or Good Samarian Hospital
Exclusion criteria
- Under 18 years old
- Does not speak English
- Unable to consent to involvement in the research study
- Has a bleeding disorder/diagnosis
- Has a severe limb disfunction whereby they would be unable to perform the grip exercises
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 2 centers
- Good Samaritan Hospital — Cincinnati
- Bethesda North Hospital — Cincinnati
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06370702 · 23-054