Ultrasound-guided Subclavian Vein Puncture Versus Cephalic Vein Dissection for Venous Access Port Implantation

Ultrasound-guided Subclavian Vein Puncture Versus Cephalic Vein Dissection for Totally Implantable Venous Access Port Implementation: a Single-center Controlled Randomized Superiority Trial

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01584193

Enrollment

Registered

2012-04-24

Start date

2013-06-30

Completion date

2014-12-31

Last updated

2018-10-23

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Conditions

Vascular Surgical Procedures

Keywords

central venous access port, ultrasound-guided venous puncture, suclavian vein, cephalic vein

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two different surgical techniques for implementation of totally implantable central venous access ports. Ultrasound-guided suclavian vein puncture is compared to cephalic vein dissection.

Interventions

PROCEDUREUltrasound-guided subclavian vein puncture

Central venous access port implementation through ultrasound-guided subclavian vein puncture and Seldinger technique

PROCEDURECephalic vein dissection

Central venous access port implementation through cephalic vein dissection and cutdown

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age \> 18 * Informed consent * Need for central venous access port implementation under local anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

* Impaired blood clotting * Ongoing antiplatelet drugs therapy, except acetylsalicylic acid * Trauma or surgical past history on both shoulder girdles * Known central venous thrombosis (subclavian vein, upper vena cava) * Known pneumothorax * Septic state * Agranulocytosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
surgical procedure time	during surgical procedure

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
overall implementation success rate	during surgical procedure	—
technique conversion rate and causes	during surgical procedure	—
pain during surgical procedure	during surgical procedure	—
pain at 5 days	5 days post-procedure	—
primary implementation success rate	during surgical procedure	—
Complications rate during surgical procedure	during surgical procedure	catheter malposition, hemorrhage, hemotoma, hemothorax, pneumothorax
Complications rate at 5 days	5 days post-procedure	hematoma, infection, symptomatic venous thrombosis, pneumothorax
Complications rate at 30 days	30 days post-procedure	infection, symptomatic venous thrombosis, pneumothorax, venous access port dysfunction
Pain at 30 days	30 days post-procedure	—

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

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