Blood infection clues: low hemoglobin and frequent sampling may raise PICC risks
NCT ID NCT07674992
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study examines why some high-risk patients develop central line infections after getting a PICC (a type of long-term IV). Researchers will review medical records from over 1,200 patients to see if low hemoglobin levels or how often blood is drawn from the line play a role. The goal is to identify simple warning signs that could help prevent these serious infections.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If clear risk factors are identified, hospitals could adjust monitoring practices to reduce infections in high-risk patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that can show links but not prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all hospital settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,239 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
Critcally illed patient or patient with cancer who was inserted PICC line
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patient with PICC line more than 48 hours, performed by Anesthesia Department from January 2023 to December 2024 Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete data * Patient with reported colonization of PICC line * Patient with unintended position of PICC line * Patient with any other central venous catheter besides PICC line * Patient with previously reported as CLABSI
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Siriraj Hospital
Bangkok Noi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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