NCT03932214

Brief Summary

Peripheral venous catheterization is a fundamental part of the management of critically-ill patients, especially for administration of intravenous emergency treatments. In general, it is preferred to central catheterization whenever possible, since it is less invasive, achievable immediately by the nurse, and responsible for fewer complications. Venous access difficulties are frequent in critically-ill patients. Among tools proposed to improve the practice of peripheral catheterization, ultrasound and infrared illumination are the most studied, the latter being simpler. Infrared illumination has never been evaluated in intensive care. However, the delay or failure of peripheral catheterization is highly detrimental in the context of resuscitation as it may delay or impede appropriate management of vital emergencies. Our study will focus on the peripheral venous catheterization of the upper limbs, as these are the reference site for this technique The objective is to evaluate the interest of infrared illumination (AccuVein AV500®) for the primary success (first puncture) of peripheral venous catheterization of the upper limbs in patients with resuscitation at risk of catheterization venous difficult. It is a comparative, superiority, prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label, phase III trial. Subjects will be divided into two groups with a 1: 1 ratio. Nurses at participating centers will be trained for the use of the device prior to the start of the study; the use of the device is singularly easy and intuitive.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
460

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2019

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 26, 2019

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 30, 2019

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 19, 2019

Completed
5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2025

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

May 15, 2023

Status Verified

May 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

5 years

First QC Date

April 26, 2019

Last Update Submit

May 12, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

venous accessillumination, infraredcritically-illcatheterization

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Percentage of primary success of peripheral venous catheterization in the upper limbs.

    success defined as the need of a single puncture for the effective catheterization. The effective catheterization is confirmed by obtaining venous reflux by declivity of the infusion bag.

    Day 1

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Number of punctures required for peripheral venous catheterization.

    Day 1

  • Rate of failure of the procedure, defined by the absence of placement of a peripheral venous catheter before the end of the procedure

    Day 1

Study Arms (2)

Infrared illumination group

EXPERIMENTAL

The nurse uses the Accuvein® device to identify the veins before puncture.

Device: ACCUVEIN

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The nurse proceeds as usual (visual identification in the light of the room and palpation)

Interventions

ACCUVEINDEVICE

The nurse uses the Accuvein® device to identify the veins before puncture and then proceeds as usual, under illumination of the device.

Infrared illumination group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Age ≥ 18 years; Hospitalization in intensive care;
  • Need for a peripheral venous catheter;
  • Risk of difficult peripheral venous catheterization. In practice, this risk will be considered present if it is impossible to palpate and / or visualize the upper end of the target vein and / or if the estimated vein diameter is smaller than 2mm. This definition is derived from the A-DIVA score (Loon FAJ van et al3).
  • Affiliation to the social security

You may not qualify if:

  • Patient who has already been enrolled in the ICARE study during the current hospitalization;
  • Refusal of patient's participation

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Henri-Mondor Hospital

Créteil, Val De Marne, 94000, France

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

  • Dellinger RP, Levy MM, Rhodes A, Annane D, Gerlach H, Opal SM, Sevransky JE, Sprung CL, Douglas IS, Jaeschke R, Osborn TM, Nunnally ME, Townsend SR, Reinhart K, Kleinpell RM, Angus DC, Deutschman CS, Machado FR, Rubenfeld GD, Webb SA, Beale RJ, Vincent JL, Moreno R; Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Committee including the Pediatric Subgroup. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2012. Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb;41(2):580-637. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31827e83af.

    PMID: 23353941BACKGROUND
  • Loon FHJV, Puijn LAPM, Houterman S, Bouwman ARA. Development of the A-DIVA Scale: A Clinical Predictive Scale to Identify Difficult Intravenous Access in Adult Patients Based on Clinical Observations. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Apr;95(16):e3428. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003428.

    PMID: 27100437BACKGROUND
  • Ouedraogo R, Alves A, Bruant A, Sy O, Tabra Osorio C, Schortgen F, Chenal A, Contou D, Krzyzaniak L, Fartoukh M, Le Joncour M, Mongardon N, Ait Benaissa L, Da Silva D, Bouguerra M, Demeret S, Tanguy Dubois S, Starczala E, Petyt C, Schmidt M, Dezellus S, Georger JF, Pallud AC, Carras D, Boussely F, Audureau E, Mekontso Dessap A. Infrared illumination for difficult peripheral venous catheterisation in critically ill adult patients: the prospective, randomised, multicentre ICARE trial. BMJ Open. 2025 Feb 6;15(2):e090611. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090611.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Critical Illness

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Fabien BOUSSELY, senior officer

    Assistance publique des hopitaux de Paris

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Fabien BOUSSELY, senior officer

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Subjects will be divided into two groups with a 1: 1 ratio. Each patient will be assigned to one of the following 2 arms: \- Usual technique : Visualization of the vein to be catheterized will be done directly. without infrared illumination. or -Use of the Accuvein® device: Visualization of the vein to be catheterized will be done with infrared illumination. In both groups, catheterization will be carried out according to the usual technique in accordance with the recommendations.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 26, 2019

First Posted

April 30, 2019

Study Start

December 19, 2019

Primary Completion

January 1, 2025

Study Completion

January 1, 2025

Last Updated

May 15, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

DATAS ARE OWN BY ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE - HOPITAUX DE PARIS, PLEASE CONTACT SPONSOR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

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