NCT02538159

Safety and Bacteraemia Between Peripherally Inserted and Central Inserted Catheters.

Randomized, Prospective, Single-center Study to Compare the Effectiveness and Safety in Terms of Catheter Bacteraemia, Between Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters and Non-tunneled Central Venous Catheter in Tertiary Hospital

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 247 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Clinical, prospective, single-center, national trial. open and randomized at 1: 1 to compare the rate of bacteremia associated between non-tunneled Central venous catheter and peripheral inserted central catheter.

Conditions

• Catheter Related Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	CVC	The inclusion of any CVC is an aseptic technique, so hand washing, mask, cap is required, sterile gloves and scoping insertion using sterile drapes. The skin disinfection is carried out with 2% chlorhexidine alcohol 17, to be dried completely before insertion of the catheter (30 seconds). No prophylactic antibiotic was administered before insertion. In the case of CVC, the subclavian vein of choice will be followed by the femoral and jugular. Seldinger technique with direct radiation control in the operating room is used.
DEVICE	PICC	The inclusion of any PICC is an aseptic technique, so hand washing, mask, cap is required, sterile gloves and scoping insertion using sterile drapes. The skin disinfection is carried out with 2% chlorhexidine alcohol 17, to be dried completely before insertion of the catheter (30 seconds). No prophylactic antibiotic was administered before insertion. PICC vein of choice is the basilica vein with help of Ecography in the interventional radiology room.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-02
• Primary completion: 2017-06-11
• Completion: 2017-07-11
• First posted: 2015-09-02
• Last updated: 2018-10-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain