Pre-Surgery IV placement could save time and money for patients with difficult veins
NCT ID NCT06904651
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 300 adults with difficult veins who need orthopedic surgery. Researchers want to see if placing an advanced IV line before surgery saves operating room time and improves safety. The goal is to find a better way to manage these patients and reduce costs.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients of legal age (≥ 18 years). * Patients with a history of documented venous difficulties (DIVA Score \> or = 8) * Candidates for surgery in GA or LRA * Patients who have signed the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 18 years of age * Patients with medical or anatomical contraindications to DAV placement in the upper limbs * Local Contraindications: neuromuscular pathologies (long-standing paresis), osteoarticular (fractures, ankylosis), vascular (presence of active DVT affecting the basilar-subclavian-axillary axis), dermatological (infections, burns), lymphatic (axillary lymphadenectomy) * Systemic Contraindications: chronic renal failure grade 3b-4-5, patients on periodic chronic hemodialysis or destined for dialysis, severe thrombocytopenia with platelet count \< a 50,000/mm3 (relative contraindication not valid for non-tunneled PICCs, midline and minimidline) * Anatomical contraindications: deep veins of the arm of inadequate caliber for the device
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS - Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli Via di Barbiano 1/10 40136 Bologna Italy
Bologna, BO, 40133, Italy
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