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| Name | Class |
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| Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa | OTHER |
| CardioMed Device Consultants, LLC | INDUSTRY |
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A prospective, single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the OptiVein IV Catheter in the pediatric population. The study hypothesis is that OptiVein IV Catheter use will be superior to the control in successful venous access after first attempt.
The OptiVein System uses transillumination of skin tissue to aid in cannulation and consists of the OptiVein IV Catheter with an integrated optical fiber, and an electronic unit. The electronic unit is a portable internally powered generator of low power visible laser light of green color. The electronic unit generates visible light, which is released from the tip of the needle into the soft tissue around the tip of the IV catheter. Light is visible through the skin and helps mark the location of the tip of the needle under the skin and against the vein.
In addition to pinpointing the exact location of the tip of the needle, the OptiVein System informs the user of the exact moment of penetration of the tip of the needle into the blood vessel. Hemoglobin in blood strongly absorbs visible light of specific wavelengths, so when the needle enters the blood vessel, the light is instantly absorbed by blood, which causes instant fading of skin transillumination. Instant disappearance of tissue illumination indicates successful venipuncture. The user can then lower the angle of the needle and start to advance the cannula over the needle into the blood vessel. Such optical confirmation is much faster than the traditional observation of blood in the flashback chamber of the needle and should lead to increased first-attempt success rates and decreased cannulation-related complications.
The use of OptiVein device will be compared to the use of a traditional IV catheter to explore the potential increase of effectiveness of cannulation with OptiVein versus traditional IV catheters.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Treatment with OptiVein | Experimental | The patient will have an IV catheter placed with the use of OptiVein device. |
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| Treatment with Vasofix Certo | Active Comparator | The patient will have an IV catheter placed with the use of Vasofix Certo device. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Placement of IV catheter | Device |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Successful IV insertion on the first attempt | Successful IV insertion on the first attempt, defined as placement of the catheter inside the vein allowing for fluid or drug delivery or blood withdrawal. | Immediate |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Total number of attempts required for successful IV insertion | Immediate | |
| Time to successful IV insertion | Defined as time from the first skin puncture to placement of the catheter inside the vein allowing for fluid or drug delivery or blood withdrawal. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Tomi Taivainen, MD, PhD | Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District, Children's Hospital | Helsinki | 00029 | Finland |
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| Immediate |
| Incidence of blood extravasation resulting in a hematoma | Up to 72 hours |
| Incidence of fluid extravasation delivered through catheter | Up to 72 hours |
| Incidence of infection (phlebitis, dermatitis and induration) | Incidence of infection (phlebitis, dermatitis and induration) at insertion site through 72 hours or at the time of catheter removal, whichever occurs first. | Up to 72 hours |
| Unplanned withdrawal of IV catheter | Up to 72 hours |