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Tourniquet for Peripheral Catheterization (Tapping Trial)

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Led By Yahya A Acar, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Florida
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 hours
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Tapping Trial Summary

This trial is looking at the effect of tapping on veins to make them bigger (dilate) so that it's easier to place an IV. There is no standard way to do this, so the investigators are trying to find the best way.

Eligible Conditions
  • Peripheral Catheterization
  • Varicose Veins

Tapping Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 hours
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 hours for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in standardized tapping with a device for PIVC
Secondary outcome measures
Change in the effect of tourniquet application

Tapping Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Tourniquet plus device tappingExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
The investigators will apply a pressure cuff tourniquet inflated to 60 mmHg plus tapping directly over the vein with a massage device.
Group II: Tourniquet plus manual tappingActive Control2 Interventions
The investigators will apply a pressure cuff tourniquet inflated to 60 mmHg plus tapping directly over the vein manually.
Group III: Tourniquet appliedActive Control1 Intervention
The investigators will apply a blood pressure cuff tourniquet inflated to 60 mmHg pressure.
Group IV: BaselineActive Control1 Intervention
In this phase, the investigators will not apply any venodilation method.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Tourniquet
2013
Completed Phase 3
~510
Device tapping
2021
N/A
~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of FloridaLead Sponsor
1,340 Previous Clinical Trials
715,654 Total Patients Enrolled
Brandi LattinvilleStudy DirectorUniversity of Florida
Yahya A Acar, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Florida

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Recent research and studies
International Journal of Nursing PracticeJournal
The Characteristics of Healthy Adults with Hardly Palpable Vein-relations Between Easy Venous Palpation and Physical Factors
Ichimura, Mika, Yuko Matsumura, Shinsuke Sasaki, Naoki Murakami, Masaharu Mori, and Tetsuya Ogino. 2014. “The Characteristics of Healthy Adults with Hardly Palpable Vein-relations Between Easy Venous Palpation and Physical Factors”. International Journal of Nursing Practice. Wiley. doi:10.1111/ijn.12313.
Acta Medica OkayamaJournal
Tapping but Not Massage Enhances Vasodilation and Improves Venous Palpation of Cutaneous Veins
Ichimura, Mika, Shinsuke Sasaki, Masaharu Mori, and Tetsuya Ogino. 2015. “Tapping but Not Massage Enhances Vasodilation and Improves Venous Palpation of Cutaneous Veins”. Acta Medica Okayama. Okayama University Medical School. doi:10.18926/AMO/53336.
Japan Journal of Nursing ScienceJournal
The Venodilation Effects of Tapping Versus Massaging for Venipuncture
Yasuda, Kae, Saki Sato, Kazunori Okada, and Rika Yano. 2019. “The Venodilation Effects of Tapping Versus Massaging for Venipuncture”. Japan Journal of Nursing Science. Wiley. doi:10.1111/jjns.12261.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
The Effect of Tapping in the Venous Dilatation for Peripheral IV Access
2021. "The Effect of Tapping in the Venous Dilatation for Peripheral IV Access". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05265481.
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