Effect of the Bevel Direction of Puncture Needle on Success Rate and Complications During Central Venous Catheterization

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01003366

Enrollment

338

Registered

2009-10-28

Start date

2009-03-31

Completion date

2011-02-28

Last updated

2011-03-22

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Conditions

Central Venous Catheterization

Keywords

safety during central venous catheterization

Brief summary

To test the hypothesis that approaching the internal jugular vein with the needle bevel down would produce less injury to the vessel wall compared to the bevel up approach during central venous catheterization.

Interventions

DEVICEbevel direction during central venous catheterization

approaching the IJV with the needle bevel facing down

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients undergoing surgery that requires the placement of a central venous catheter at the internal jugular vein

Exclusion criteria

* anatomical anomaly in the neck region * recent history of central venous catheterization

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
posterior wall puncture of internal jugular vein	immediately after catheterization

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

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