NCT05605990

Clinical Application and Validation of Innovative Tourniquet

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Cheng-Kung University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: Tourniquets are the basic equipment for nurses to perform blood draws, and venous indwelling needles for congestion, or for hemostasis. Therefore, forgetting to remove the tourniquet is a common problem that leads to blood circulation being blocked, and even severe tissue necrosis occurred. Purpose: The study aimed to evaluate whether this innovative tourniquet could prevent forgetting to remove the tourniquet, and improve the satisfaction of care. Research design: This clinical research trial was a quasi-experimental study designed for a single group with pre-and post-test. We will recruit 160 nurses in high-risk units of the hospital. The delay in removing the tourniquet as our study outcome is defined as the removing time delay of one minute. Expected results: The research results will provide some evidence of the efficacy of intelligent tourniquets.

Conditions

• Compartment Syndrome of Forearm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Innovative tourniquet (Acusense Nonpneumatic tourniquet)	To use this innovative tourniquet before collecting blood samples, and setting IV catheter. We also use this innovative tourniquet to occlude the flow of blood.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-01
• Primary completion: 2023-06-30
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2022-11-04
• Last updated: 2024-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan