Prevention of peripheral venous catheter-related adverse events in hospital wards through the implementation of a multimodal intervention: PREBACP study

Prevention of peripheral venous catheter-related adverse events in hospital wards through the implementation of a multimodal intervention (PREBACP study): A multicentre cluster-randomised trial protocol.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10438530

Enrollment

2000

Registered

2018-03-21

Start date

2018-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-09-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Adverse events/PVC failure (Catheter-related bloodstream infections, dislodgement, extravasation, obstruction and phlebitis) associated with the use of PVCs in adult hospital patients. Haematological Disorders

Interventions

20 hospital wards from five public hospitals are the clusters included in this study. All staff nurses and hospitalised adults with PVC inserted are involved in the study. Wards are randomly allocated

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All staff nurses 2. Adult hospital patients (>18 years) with peripheral venous catheter inserted

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Emergency, critical care, pediatrics, maternity, peri-operative, operative rooms, and psychiatric areas

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of adverse events associated with the use of PVCs is measured by assessing hospital records at 3, 6, 9, 12 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Nurses' adherence to CPGs is measured by proportions of the following at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months: 1.1. documented nursing records of peripheral vascular accesses (complete records) 1.2. documented auditing records on peripheral vascular accesses maintenance 1.3. catheter tip extractions during removal of peripheral catheters 1.4. clinical effectiveness questionnaire in the prevention of peripheral venous catheter complications pre and post intervention. 2. Clinical outcomes are assessed using rates of catheter-related bloodstream infections, extravasation, obstruction, phlebitis, hospital mortality and mean HLOS associated with the use of PVCs at 3, 6, 9, 12 months. 3. The cost of implementing the multimodal intervention is assessed using HLOS for patients at 12 months (post intervention).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Nurses' adherence to CPGs is measured by proportions of the following at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months: 1.1. documented nursing records of peripheral vascular accesses (complete records) 1.2. documented auditing records on peripheral vascular accesses maintenance 1.3. catheter tip extractions during removal of peripheral catheters 1.4. clinical effectiveness questionnaire in the prevention of peripheral venous catheter complications pre and post intervention. 2. Clinical outcomes are assessed using rates of catheter-related bloodstream infections, extravasation, obstruction, phlebitis, hospital mortality and mean HLOS associated with the use of PVCs at 3, 6, 9, 12 months. 3. The cost of implementing the multimodal intervention is assessed using HLOS for patients at 12 months (post intervention).

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Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactIan Blanco-Mavillard

ianblanco@hmanacor.org+34 (0)971 847 000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 6, 2026