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NCT Number: NCT01660724

Ultrasound Guided Arterial Puncture

The main purpose of the study is to evaluate whether the routine use of ultrasound guided arterial puncture can increase the proportion of patients who only needs one puncture attempt in order to successfully extract enough blood to make an arterial blood gas analysis, when ultrasound guided arterial puncture is compared to conventional arterial puncture technique.

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Key information

Conditions

Arterial Puncture

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Odense University Hospital

Odense, Fyn, 5000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient admitted or treated in the acute emergency department
  • Indication for a arterial blood gas analysis, according to the physician responsible for the patient's hospital stay / treatment

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient age < 16 years

Treatment and study plan

Ultrasound guided arterial puncture

Procedure

Arterial puncture is performed using simultaneously ultrasound in order to guide the passage of the syringe from the patient's skin to the artery

Conventional arterial puncture technique

Procedure

Arterial puncture is performed using the conventional technique

Primary outcomes

  1. The proportion of patients who only needs one puncture attempt in order to successfully extract enough blood to make an arterial blood gas analysis

    Time frame: up to 1 hour after arterial puncture

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time used for arterial puncture

    Time frame: up to 1 hour after arterial puncture

  2. Patient corporation

    Time frame: up to 1 hour after arterial puncture

    Patient corporation is subjectively estimated by the physician performing the arterial puncture. The degree of patient corporation are assessed on a scale from 1 - 5, where 1 is very poor patient corporation and 5 is perfect patient corporation.

  3. Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale

    Time frame: Up to 1 hour after arterial puncture

  4. Number of attempts before successfully acquiring arterial puncture

    Time frame: up to 1 hour after arterial puncture

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Odense University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Ultrasound Guided Arterial Puncture: a Prospective, Blinded, Randomised Controlled Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Aug 9, 2012
Registry last updated
Aug 5, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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