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Study NCT ID: NCT00001518
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2008-03-04
First Post: 1999-11-03

Brief Title: A Randomized Evaluation of the Effect of Routine Normal Saline Flush Versus Heparinized Saline Solution in Groshong and Groshong PICC Catheters
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center CC
Organization: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center CC

Study Overview

Official Title: A Randomized Evaluation of the Effect of Routine Normal Saline Flush Versus Heparinized Saline Solution in Groshong and Groshong PICC Catheters
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 1999-12
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: The Groshong and Groshong PICC catheters are popular venous access devices because they are maintained with only weekly saline flushes In a recent study however we found an apparent decrease in the rate of withdrawal occlusion in Groshong catheters flushed weekly with heparinized saline However a randomized trial is necessary to confirm this impression In the current study as many as 66 patients will be randomized to each of two treatment arms The Groshong catheters of one group will be flushed with saline only and the other group with heparinized saline A comparison will be made between the frequency with which urokinase is used in the two groups to treat withdrawal occlusion during the first three months of catheterization Groshong catheters using saline flushes will be compared to Groshong catheters using heparinized saline flushes and Groshong PICC catheters using saline flushes will be compared to Groshong PICC catheters using heparinized saline flushes Data will be analyzed using Fishers exact test
Detailed Description: The Groshong and Groshong PICC catheters are popular venous access devices because they are maintained with only weekly saline flushes In a recent study however we found an apparent decrease in the rate of withdrawal occlusion in Groshong catheters flushed weekly with heparinized saline However a randomized trial is necessary to confirm this impression In the current study as many as 66 patients will be randomized to each of two treatment arms The Groshong catheters of one group will be flushed with saline only and the other group with heparinized saline A comparison will be made between the frequency with which urokinase is used in the two groups to treat withdrawal occlusion during the first three months of catheterization Groshong catheters using saline flushes will be compared to Groshong catheters using heparinized saline flushes and Groshong PICC catheters using saline flushes will be compared to Groshong PICC catheters using heparinized saline flushes Data will be analyzed using Fishers exact test

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None
Secondary IDs
Secondary ID Type Domain Link
96-CC-0053 None None None