Ultrasound Guidance for Intravenous Cannulation in Emergency Department Patients.

Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation in Emergency Department Patients With Difficult IV Access: a Randomized Trial.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00692549

Enrollment

Registered

2008-06-06

Start date

2005-06-30

Completion date

2005-08-31

Last updated

2008-06-06

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Conditions

Difficult IV Access

Keywords

ultrasound, iv access, Patients with difficult iv access in emergency departments.

Brief summary

A randomized trial of the use of ultrasound by emergency physicians in the placement of intravenous catheters in emergency patients who are found to have difficult intravenous access (defined as two failed attempts by nursing staff).

Interventions

DEVICEultrasound

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients requiring an IV in the emergency department and who have two failed attempts by nursing staff

Exclusion criteria

* emergent need for IV access

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of IV Attempts	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to placement of IV catheter	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026