Can better education reduce PICC line risks?
NCT ID NCT06478849
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study involved 105 adults with PICC lines to see how well they understood and followed a therapeutic education program. The program used webinars and questionnaires to teach patients how to care for their lines and reduce risks. The goal was to help patients take an active role in their own care.
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 successful, this could improve how hospitals teach patients to care for their PICC lines, potentially reducing infections and other complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on understanding, not testing a treatment. Results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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105 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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
Adult patients with recent PICC line insertion, followed at AVICENNE hospital.
- 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: 1. Adult patients over 18 years of age 2. Patients requiring a PICC line 3. Patients with a means of communication with an Internet connection (computer or cell phone) or an alternative solution (landline telephone) 4. Patients with a predicted life expectancy of more than 6 weeks Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient opposed to participating in the study 2. Patient does not understand French 3. Patient not affiliated to a French social security scheme 4. Patient under guardianship or curatorship 5. Patient under court protection
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital Avicenne
Bobigny, 93000, France
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