Simple lift could make emergency vein access easier
NCT ID NCT06916741
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether placing a small lift under the lower back (sacral lift) during an ultrasound can make the femoral vein bigger and easier to see in emergency department patients. Researchers will compare vein size and how much it overlaps with the artery, with and without the lift, in two leg positions. The goal is to find a simple way to improve success when doctors need to insert a line into the femoral vein.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sacral lift
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple technique to make femoral vein cannulation easier and safer in emergency settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 35 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It only measures vein size, not actual cannulation success or complications.
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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 35 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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18 to 85 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: * Adult emergency department patients. Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 or \>85 years-old * Anyone with a history of: deep venous thrombosis (DVT), May-Thurner syndrome, lower extremity vein harvesting, arterial or venous surgery of the lower leg (e.g., peripheral arterial stent placement or sclerotherapy of lower extremity varicose veins), or peripheral vascular disease. * Anyone with a medical condition that could impact their physical ability to lay supine or abduct and externally rotate their hips safely (e.g., hip fracture). * Anyone whose femoral vessels cannot be clearly identified using a linear transducer * Anyone whose femoral vein is not compressible on the study ultrasound (indicating a DVT). * Vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and those who cannot consent.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Saint Vincent Hospital
Erie, Pennsylvania, 16544, United States
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