Validation of the Ipsilateral Nipple as the Directional Guide for Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) Catheterization

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01347463

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-05-04

Start date

2011-06-30

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2020-08-05

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Conditions

Catheterization, Internal Jugular Vein, Ipsilateral Nipple

Brief summary

Traditional teaching that suggests the ipsilateral nipple as the directional guide for needle advancement during Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) catheterization has weak grounds. The investigators attempt to validate this long-standing statement.

Interventions

PROCEDURESCM triangle - ipsilateral nipple

draws the tract of the IJV using the SCM triangle head and the ipsilateral nipple

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* adult patients over the age of 18 undergoing general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

* history of neck or breast surgery * anatomical anomaly of the neck or breast * neck mass * breast mass

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
difference in angle	1 day	difference in angle between traditional (triangular head of the SCM - ipsilateral nipple) and ultrasound guided tract

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

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