The Efficacy of Implementing Nurse-performed Ultrasound-guided Peripheral Intravenous Access in Oncology Patients
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Ultrasound.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Supportive Care. 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
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- 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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Official title
The Efficacy of Implementing Nurse-performed Ultrasound-guided Peripheral Intravenous Access in Oncology Patients: a Prospective Interventional Clinical Study
Overview
The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical efficacy of nurse-performed ultrasound-guided intravenous access in oncology patients on the oncological outpatient unit in the National Hospital of the Faroe Islands.
Detailed description
This project is prospective, interventional, clinical study aligned in four different time stages.
In the first stage, the pre-implementation stage, procedures are as usual, where the patient receives intravenous access via the use of the traditional palpation technique and data will be registered. In the next stage, the training stage, the nurses on the oncological outpatient unit will be trained in the use of the ultrasound-guided technique to place peripheral intravenous catheters and will be supervised by specialists in ultrasound. In the third stage, the implementation stage, the nurses will use the ultrasound technique as a daily routine in their practice. In the fourth stage, the post-implementation stage, the same data registration as in the first stage will be registered (see outcome measures) and the results will be compared in order to see the efficacy before and after implementation of ultrasound guidance. It is estimated a total sample of 100 cannulation procedures with approximately 30 patients needed in the pre-implementation and post-implementation stages.
Interventions
- Device Ultrasound
Ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter insertion
Primary outcome measures
- First attempt success rate [Time frame: The time frame for the outcome measure first attempt succes rate for each participant is estimated 1 hour in the pre-implementation stage and 1 hour in the post-implementation stage.]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Number of skin punctures [Time frame: The time frame for the outcome measure number of attempts for each participant is estimated 1 hour in the pre-implementation stage and 1 hour in the post-implementation stage.]
- Patient's satisfaction [Time frame: The time frame for the outcome measure patient´s satisfaction for each participant is estimated 1 hour in the pre-implementation stage and 1 hour in the post-implementation stage.]
- Patient's experience of pain [Time frame: The time frame for the outcome measure patient´s experience of pain for each participant is estimated 1 hour in the pre-implementation stage and 1 hour in the post-implementation stage.]
- Durability [Time frame: The time frame for the outcome measure durability for each participant is estimated 4 hours in the pre-implementation stage and 4 hours in the post-implementation stage.]
- Intravenous complications [Time frame: The time frame for the outcome measure intravenous complications for each participant is estimated 4 hours in the pre-implementation stage and 4 hours in the post-implementation stage.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Cancer patients admitted to the oncological outpatient unit are eligible for inclusion if they are scheduled for treatment with chemotherapy requiring placement of peripheral intravenous catheter, aged 18 years or older, and reside in the Faroe Islands.
Exclusion criteria
- Lack of informed consent and mental incapacity.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Non-randomized
- Model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06578494 · Ultrasound IV