PICC Inserted by a Nurse-led Vascular Access Team in Poland

NCT06979128 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: KB/35/2025
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Implantation of PICCs by a trained, dedicated nursing team can be effective and safe, and allows for intravenous therapy that requires medium- to long-term central venous access.

Conditions

Vascular Access; PICC Line Placement

Keywords

PICC; peripherally inserted central catheter; chest x-ray; PICC tip navigation; nurse; vascular access team

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• First attempt success rate

  First attempt vein puncture defined as single vein puncture and possibility of blood aspiration.

  During placement

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Confirmation of tip placement in the lower 1/3 of the superior vena cava at or above the superior vena cava/right atrium junction will be performed by chest x-ray or other tip confirmation system/device and documented

  During placement

• Percent of PICCs that remain in place through the required therapy time period

  90 days

• Incidence of symptomatic venous thrombosis in patients with a PICC

  90 days

• Incidence of Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection

  90 days

• Occurrence of complications not directly related to the cannulation procedure

  90 days

Study Arms (1)

Patients who requrie a PICC

All subjects patients who requrie a PICC

Procedure: PICC placement

Interventions

PICC placement PROCEDURE

Patient scheduled for PICC placement

Patients who requrie a PICC

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

All subjects patients who require a PICC

You may qualify if:

• Age \>18 years
• Intravenous therapy with solutions requiring central vein cannulation (irritant drugs, extreme pH \<5 and \>9, osmolarity \> 600 mOsm/l), e.g., chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition with osmolarity \>900 mOsm/l
• Difficult intravenous access with multiple blood collection
• Ability to consent to participate in the study
• Consent to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of central venous catheter, such as. centrally inserted central catheter or totally implanted vascular device
• Indication of another type of vascular access device
• Lack of veins suitable for cannulation of the arm
• Infection, burns or other skin lesion on the upper extremities (involving the site of planned catheter insertion and attachment)
• Pregnancy (confirmed by history and review of medical records or confirmed by positive human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) determination in urine or plasma)
• Lack of patient consent to participate in the study
• Lack of capacity to consent to participate in the study
• No physician present to supervise the procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of Warsaw: lead

Study Sites (1)

Medical University of Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Catheterization, Peripheral

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Catheterization; Therapeutics; Endovascular Procedures; Vascular Surgical Procedures; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Investigative Techniques

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2025
• First Posted: May 18, 2025
• Study Start: May 5, 2025
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2026
• Study Completion: May 2, 2026
• Last Updated: April 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PL (1)