Is infrared light helpful in blood collection in taking blood with less discomfort from adult patients who have difficulty to obtain blood?

A randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of infrared-based transillumination versus standard phlebotomy technique in improving the first-attempt success rate of venipuncture in the median cubital, cephalic, basilic, and variant superficial veins of the cubital fossa among adult patients with difficult venous access attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care medical college - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/06/089496

Enrollment

516

Registered

2025-06-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z000- Encounter for general adult medical examination

Interventions

Intervention1: Infrared-based transillumination: In patients with difficult intravenous access, Infrared-based transilluminator device will be focussed on elbow for two minutes to visualise the veins

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients having difficult venous access, identified by the experienced phlebotomist at OPD in PIMS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of arteriovenous (AV) fistulas, history of surgeries or wounds in the elbow

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of the first-attempt success rate of phlebotomy between infrared-based transilluminator and standard technique Comparison of the procedural time of phlebotomy between infrared-based transilluminator and standard techniqueTimepoint: At baseline	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of the number of skin punctures for phlebotomy between infrared-based transilluminator & standard techniqueTimepoint: At baseline;Comparison of the number of attempts for phlebotomy between infrared-based transilluminator & standard techniqueTimepoint: At baseline;Prevalence of variations of superficial veins of cubital fossa in adult patients undergoing phlebotomy at OPD in tertiary medical college using infrared-based transilluminatorTimepoint: At baseline	—

Measure

Time frame

Comparison of the number of skin punctures for phlebotomy between infrared-based transilluminator & standard techniqueTimepoint: At baseline;Comparison of the number of attempts for phlebotomy between infrared-based transilluminator & standard techniqueTimepoint: At baseline;Prevalence of variations of superficial veins of cubital fossa in adult patients undergoing phlebotomy at OPD in tertiary medical college using infrared-based transilluminatorTimepoint: At baseline

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJakkula Akhil

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences

akhiljakkula19@gmail.com9994758641

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026