Standard Length Catheters vs Long Catheters in Peripheral Vein Cannulation.

Standard Length Catheters vs Long Catheters in Peripheral Vein Cannulation. A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Test the Complications.

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01917253

Acronym

Long&short

Enrollment

220

Registered

2013-08-06

Start date

2013-09-30

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2013-08-06

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

Conditions

Complications

Keywords

infiltration, phlebitis, occlusion, thrombosis

Brief summary

The Long and Short is a prospective, randomized, controlled, open label trial to test the complications of different device for peripheral vein cannulation, standard length (about 5 cm in length) and long catheter (about 12 cm in length), inserted with Seldinger technique.

Detailed description

The trial will compare the main complications: infiltration rate, phlebitis rate, occlusion and/or dislocation rate, thrombosis rate, number of percutaneous sticks, successful cannulation. Will be made for a cost analysis.

Interventions

DEVICEStandard Device for peripheral vein cannulation

DEVICELong Catheters for peripheral vein cannulation

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

* adult patients * infusional therapy more than 72 hours

Exclusion criteria

* need for central venous catheter

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
complications rate	3 days

Countries

Italy

Contacts

Primary ContactTiziana De Prospo

tiziana.deprospo@aslto2.piemonte.it+39 011 439

Outcome results

None listed

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