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Testing a simple tool to identify surgery patients who may have difficulty getting an intravenous access

Development and validation of a simplified difficult intravenous access screening tool for perioperative patients - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/12/098478
Enrollment
1136
Registered
2025-12-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: NIL: NIL Intervention4: Nil: Nil Intervention5: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age 18 years and above 2.ASA 1 4 3.Posted for elective or emergency procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with pre-existing venous access devices 2.Emergency central venous access

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
First-attempt success of peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC) using an 18G cannula in peri-operative patients by an experienced provider in a recruited vein more than 3 mm in diameter Timepoint: 10 minutes—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of attemptsTimepoint: 20 minutes;Size of vascular access deviceTimepoint: 20 minutes;Vein visibilityTimepoint: 20 minutes;Vein diameterTimepoint: 20 minutes;Cannulation siteTimepoint: 20 minutes;Use of ultrasoundTimepoint: 20 minutes;Vein palpabilityTimepoint: 20 minutes—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Charulatha R

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute Pondicherry.

ravindrancharulatha@gmail.com9894909652

Outcome results

None listed

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