Efficacy of a Clinical Algorithm for the Selection of Peripheral Venous Catheters

NCT06433739 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CSAPG-47
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 30,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this observational study is to investigate the complications associated with peripheral venous catheterization based on whether a correct or incorrect catheter was used according to a clinical algorithm in patients admitted to an acute care unit. The main question it seeks to answer is: • Are there fewer complications associated with catheterization when a correct catheter choice is made? Data from patients admitted to the acute care units of the sponsoring study center will be reviewed.

Conditions

Catheter Related Complication

Keywords

Catheterization, Peripheral

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Catheters removed due to complications associated with the use of a peripheral venous catheter

  Percentage of catheters removed due to complications associated with the use of a peripheral venous catheter

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Selection of the peripheral venous catheter

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Complications associated with the use of a peripheral venous catheter

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Study Arms (2)

appropriate catheter type selection

This group will include all peripheral venous catheterizations for which the appropriate catheter type selection according to the standardized algorithm has been performed

Other: standardized algorithm

inappropriate catheter type selection

This group will include all peripheral venous catheterizations for which an inappropriate catheter type selection according to the standardized algorithm has been performed

Other: standardized algorithm

Interventions

standardized algorithm OTHER

standardized algorithm for the correct selection of peripheral venous catheters

appropriate catheter type selection; inappropriate catheter type selection

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients admitted to some acute care unit requiring peripheral venous catheterization

You may qualify if:

• Admitted to acute care hospital wards.
• Carriers of a peripheral venous catheter.
• With the study evaluation criteria documented in their medical records.

You may not qualify if:

• Admitted to gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatrics wards.
• Admitted to the emergency department and intensive care units

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf: lead

Study Sites (1)

Consorci Sanitari Alt Penedes i Garraf

Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 08810, Spain

Location

Study Officials

• Esther Moreno

  CSAPG

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 21, 2024
• First Posted: May 30, 2024
• Study Start: October 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2025
• Study Completion: October 31, 2025
• Last Updated: December 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: After publication of main results of the study.
• Access Criteria: IPD will be shared only for scientific research purposes and following the Spanish and European Union normative law about data protection. The requirements will be directed to the IP of the study. The IP will evaluate the request to verify and evaluate the data that is requested and the purposes for which it is requested. Next, the IP will transfer the request to the promotor center the study for the final decision.

Locations

ES (1)