Heparinization vs Salinization of the Peripheral Venous Catheter
ConditionCatheter Complications
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-100
SponsorConsorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf
About this trial
Randomized, double-blind clinical trial to compare the efficacy of catheter sealing with saline, compared to low-dose heparin. 3,450 patients hospitalized at the Hospital Residencia Sant Camil, in Catalonia (Spain), will be randomized to each branch of study. The primary outcome will be the percentage of catheters removed due to obstruction in each branch of study. As secondary outcomes, the number of catheter-associated phlebitis, catheter-associated bacetrihemia, extravasation, and catheter loss will be measured. For the primary outcome, a superiority analysis will be carried out in terms of the percentage of obstructed catheters in each branch of the study.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients older than 18 yo, admitted to the Hospital Residencia Sant Camil
Patients with at least one peripheral venous line for discontinuous treatment, which has not been channeled in a medical emergency situation.
Written informed consent
Disqualifiers
Allergy to heparin
Patients treated with unfractionated sodium heparin.
Patients in dialysis
Patients with a venous catheter indicated for diagnosis tests.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Low dose heparin
- Normal saline
Treatment groups
3,450 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov