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Umbilical Vessel Catheterization Under ECG Monitoring and Guidance

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
1 Day to 45 Days
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Heart tracing (ECG)

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Our study aims at using a more non-invasive means of placing and continuously monitoring catheter placement using superficial electrocardiogram (ECG) tracings."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether ECG recordings, which track the heart’s electrical signals from the skin, can help guide and keep checking a tube’s position in an umbilical cord vein. It is for newborn babies who need or already have this tube, called an umbilical venous catheter (UVC).

Umbilical venous catheters (UVC) are typically places with poor guidance and some radiological confirmation. Misplacement of the catheter could lead to its placement in other unintended anatomical areas such as the liver or the spleen, which could be detrimental in critically-ill infants. Our study aims at using a more non-invasive means of placing and continuously monitoring catheter placement using superficial electrocardiogram (ECG) tracings.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Newborn baby.
  • Weighs 2–6 kilograms (about 4.4–13.2 pounds).
  • Needs or already has a tube in an umbilical cord vein (UVC).

Who can't join

  • Does not have consent to join, including a parent’s consent.
  • Has an unstable medical condition.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Neonate pediatric patient * 2 - 6kg * Require or currently have UVC Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who do not consent or have parental consent * Patients who are clinically unstable

Study sites (1)

CA