Glow-in-the-dark vein finder tested on kids for easier IVs
NCT ID NCT07279701
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a near-infrared light device can help doctors insert IVs into children's veins on the first try. About 200 children will be randomly assigned to get an IV with or without the device. The goal is to see if the device reduces the number of needle sticks needed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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0 days to 19 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Pediatric patients admitted to the inpatient section of the Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Brno University Hospital * Pediatric patients in the anesthesia section of the Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Brno University Hospital * Indicated insertion of peripheral venous access * Consent of the patient/legal representative to the study Exclusion Criteria: * Disagreement with the study * Not indicated insertion of peripheral venous access (according to clinical condition and decision of the attending physician) * A device for near-infrared imaging of the venous bed is not available
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Brno
RECRUITINGBrno, South Moravian, 60200, Czechia