A Study to Assess Placement and Confirmation of Peripheral Inserted Central Catheters Tip Position Using a New Electrocardiographic Method (SHERLOCK 3CG)

An Observational, Prospective, Single-center Study of Placement and Confirmation of Peripheral Inserted Central Catheters Tip Position Using a New Electrocardiographic Method

This is a prospective, single center, observational study. Patients who require a Peripheral Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) will constitute the study population.

The purpose of the study is to determine whether Sherlock 3CG, is adequate means for the total placement of PICC and confirmation of tip of PICC placement and if this method can be conducted safely and efficiently.

Patients will be included during a 6-month period as well as they are ambulatory or hospitalized. The patient's routine care will not be modified and only PICC will be assessed in the present study.

PICC placement will be performed using the Site Rite guidance and tip position will be confirmed using the Sherlock 3CG.

The procedure is the same as the routine habits of the operator (nurse or anesthesiologist); the vascular access team already uses the previous device for CVC placement.

Patients won't be followed up in the study.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Anesthesia; Intravenous
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: PICC placement with Sherlock 3CG

Detailed Description

Our current Central Venous Catheter placement protocol for PICC includes the resort to UltraSonography (US) and requires fluoroscopy and plain radiographies throughout the PICC insertion and until the confirmation of best placement.

This verification is mandatory to avoid the risks, delays and costs of repositioning the tip, but obtaining a fluoroscopy and plain radiographies in operating rooms can be time consuming and exposes the patient, nurses and physicians to radiations.

The use of endocavitary electrocardiogram for tip position confirmation has been developed since 1985 and is now recognized as an alternative method. It has been recognized as the best technique in other indications, such as hemodialysis. It helps to position PICC tip in proximity to the cavoatrial junction. In Europe, Italian and German teams already use this new method.

A new ultrasound machine offering external sensors and Endocavitary ECG guide is now available (Site Rite and Sherlock 3CG - Tip Confirmation System), which allows the installation and proper placement in the same operation. This Sherlock 3CG TCS has already been approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the US and is indicated for PICC tip placement confirmation in adult patients.

This new ECG guidance method will allow the PICC insertion without any radiation in the operating room.

For the moment, according to the local recommendations, French patients will have to continue to perform one post-procedural X-ray to confirm tip position. This exam will be performed in a dedicated room of the radiology unit. But guidance and confirmation of CVC placement only by ECG may provide a faster means of confirmation and eliminates radiation exposure to the patients, nurses and anesthesiologists.

In addition, it would eliminate the costs associated with confirmatory chest X-ray (exam costs and time consumption).

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 571

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Lyon, France, 69008
    • Centre Léon Bérard

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients will be included as well as they are ambulatory or hospitalized in Centre Leon Berard.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years-old patient or older,
• Patient requiring PICC placement in the vascular access unit,
• Patient able to read and understand the French language,
• Patient affiliated with a social security system.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any contraindication to PICC insertion,
• Patient unable to lie in the supine position
• Patient with a Body Mass Index > 40
• Any medical condition that could change the normal presentation of the P-wave such as arrhythmia, atrial flutter, pace maker with permanent stimulation…

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
PICC placement	Procedure: PICC placement with Sherlock 3CG

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Efficacy of PICC placement using the Sherlock 3CG	Success rate of PICC placement (no need to use radiation or fluoroscopy before the end of the procedure)	During the procedure (Day 0)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assess the number of punctures in brachial site	Efficacy of needle guide	During the procedure (Day 0)
Assess the unique punction rate		During the procedure (Day 0)
Assess the number of repositions after procedure closed		During the procedure (Day 0)
Assess pain	By means of a Verbal Numeric Scale	During the procedure (Day 0)
Assess acute complications rate	Hemothorax, arterial puncture, etc.	During the procedure (Day 0)
Assess the percentage of patients requiring fluoroscopy		During the procedure (Day 0)
Assess the final radiation rate	When applicable	During the procedure (Day 0)
Assess the percentage of patients with good placement on the X-Ray		During the procedure (Day 0)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Leon Berard

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): April 1, 2014
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): April 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 22, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 22, 2013
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): October 25, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): September 12, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 11, 2014
• Last Verified: September 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Peripheral Inserted Central Catheter
• Other Study ID Numbers: SHERLOCK 3CG; 1626789 (OTHER: CNIL number)