NCT01349218

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether there is a correlation (link) between the level of potassium in blood samples drawn from a vein and those drawn from a heel stick in infants scheduled for elective surgery.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
31

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2014

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 3, 2011

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 6, 2011

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2014

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2014

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

May 13, 2016

Status Verified

May 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

Same day

First QC Date

May 3, 2011

Last Update Submit

May 12, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

PotassiumInfantsHeel StickLess than or equal to 6 months of ageIV catheter blood samplesperioperativelyelective surgical procedures

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Potassium Measurements

    In this prospective study, we would like to evaluate whether there is a correlation between the potassium level in blood samples drawn from a vein and those drawn from a heel stick.

    0-30 minutes after start of surgery

Study Arms (1)

Blood sample drawn from a vein and from a heel stick

EXPERIMENTAL

0.5 ml will be drawn from a vein when an IV is started for the surgery or from an IV already in place. The blood will be placed into a heparinized, 1 ml syringe for venous blood gas analysis. A second blood sample, 0.3 ml will be drawn into a capillary pipette from a heel stick for capillary blood gas analysis.

Other: Blood sample drawn from a veinOther: Blood sample drawn from a heel stick

Interventions

0.5 ml will be drawn from a vein when an IV is started for the surgery or from an IV already in place. The blood will be placed into a heparinized, 1 ml syringe for venous blood gas analysis.

Blood sample drawn from a vein and from a heel stick

A second blood sample, 0.3 ml will be drawn into a capillary pipette from a heel stick for capillary blood gas analysis.

Blood sample drawn from a vein and from a heel stick

Eligibility Criteria

AgeUp to 6 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Infants and babies, ASA physical Status I-III, less than 6 month of age and scheduled to have elective surgery under routine general anesthesia at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital will be included.

You may not qualify if:

  • Babies and infants with documented anemia (\< 8 gm), who are bleeding, ASA Classification \>III, have sickle cell disease or trait, thalassemia, HIV or DIC will be excluded from the study. Babies with organ failure will be excluded.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Memorial Hermann Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hyperkalemia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Water-Electrolyte ImbalanceMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

  • Samia N Khalil, M.D.

    Faculty

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor - Anesthesiology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 3, 2011

First Posted

May 6, 2011

Study Start

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion

March 1, 2014

Study Completion

March 1, 2014

Last Updated

May 13, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05

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