Difficult Intravenous Access Perception: Difficult IV Access - Assessment of Patient Understanding

Assessment of Patient Understanding and Preference of Rescue Venous Access When Shown a Narrated Video Vignette Versus Traditional Paper Information Sheet

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01929304

Acronym

DIVA

Enrollment

1180

Registered

2013-08-27

Start date

2013-08-31

Completion date

2016-07-31

Last updated

2023-10-05

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Conditions

Understanding Emergency Room Procedures

Brief summary

Aim: Patient Perception: This aim broadly intends to use traditional script versus a brief video education vignette to determine understanding and preferences among general emergency department patients of rescue access techniques. A challenge of emergency care is providing patient education surrounding procedures in a standardized and patient-oriented manner. This data would provide insight on a patient's understanding of the risks and benefits of rescue access, assess patient preference, and potentially influence what rescue technique is employed in the future. This information may also give us insight onto why DIVA patients might refuse randomization.

Interventions

OTHERSurvey

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* greater than or equal to 18 years of age * fluent in English * hemodynamically stable emergency department patient

Exclusion criteria

* history of or current status of difficult intravenous access

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Patient Understanding	Baseline	Assess patients' understanding of and preferences regarding emergency department procedures: ultrasound-guided IV access and intra-osseous access.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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