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Central Line Study
A Randomized Study Comparing Two Techniques for Central Venous Catheter Insertion
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Adult patients in the emergency department who require ultrasound guided central line placement are eligible for participation and will be referred for participation in the study by the clinical team. Exclusion Criteria: * Inherited, acquired, or medication related coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia (platelets \< 100,000). Patients will not be excluded for use of aspirin or other anti-platelet medication. * Previous central venous access at the same anatomical site. * Any indwelling catheter or wire that could potentially interfere with central line placement * Anterior border of the target vein deeper than 3.5cm Or for any clinical feature that would interfere with obtaining informed consent including dementia, delirium, or encephalopathy, as determined by the clinical attending physician.
About the study
Two different techniques for placing a central venous catheter will be compared. The studyu team hypothesizes that clinicians randomized to the peripheral catheter technique will have higher first attempt success rates, fewer procedural complications, and a shorter mean time to procedure completion than physicians assigned to wire through hollow bore needle.
What is being tested
- Central venous catheter insertion (procedure)
Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center · Participants: 160 · Started: Nov 16, 2022
Contact the study team
- Joe Offenbacher, MD · Phone: 646-929-7815
- Benjamin Friedman, MD · Phone: 718-920-6626
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05534971
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | Montefiore, The Bronx |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.