New ICU monitoring system aims to stop painful IV problems
NCT ID NCT07046624
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new infusion monitoring system designed to help nurses catch complications like phlebitis, infiltration, and extravasation early in ICU patients. Researchers will compare complication rates before and after using the system in 102 patients. The goal is to see if the system improves early detection and reduces harm.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- infusion monitoring system (behavioral intervention for nurses)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give hospitals a simple tool to reduce painful IV complications in intensive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study at a single hospital. The monitoring system may not work in other settings or reduce complications as hoped.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 102 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age and older * Receiving medication via peripheral intravenous catheter, * Monitored daily for signs of phlebitis, infiltration and extravasation, * Patients who can speak Exclusion Criteria: * Unconscious patients
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