Study on Improving PICC Management Using I-DECIDED

An interrupted time-series study to improve peripherally inserted central venous catheter assessment and decision making in hospital patients - The I-DECIDED-PICC Study - - I-DECIDED PICC Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000061461

Enrollment

3200

Registered

2026-05-07

Start date

2027-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Hospitalized patients with a PICC in place

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients aged 18 years or older newly admitted to the target wards Patients with a PICC in place

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients from whom consent to participate in the study cannot be obtained Patients deemed unsuitable for study participation by the attending physician Patients admitted for palliative care purposes

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of unnecessary devices	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of PICC-related bloodstream infections Incidence of inappropriate dressings Proportion of documented unnecessary device assessments PICC utilization rate Proportion of days with a documented device management plan in the electronic medical record Usability of the I-DECIDED PICC tool, and barriers and facilitators to device assessment and decision-making Proportion of PICCs assessed as unnecessary that were subsequently removed Prevalence of unnecessary devices, defined as the primary outcome when blood sampling purposes are excluded from the definition of unnecessary devices	—

Measure

Time frame

Incidence of PICC-related bloodstream infections Incidence of inappropriate dressings Proportion of documented unnecessary device assessments PICC utilization rate Proportion of days with a documented device management plan in the electronic medical record Usability of the I-DECIDED PICC tool, and barriers and facilitators to device assessment and decision-making Proportion of PICCs assessed as unnecessary that were subsequently removed Prevalence of unnecessary devices, defined as the primary outcome when blood sampling purposes are excluded from the definition of unnecessary devices

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHideto Yasuda

Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

yasudahideto@me.com048-647-2111

Outcome results