Optimal Neck Angle for Internal Jugular Cannulation

Optimal Angle For Internal Jugular Cannulation

Measurements will be made between the internal jugular vein and the carotid artery using an ultrasound machine as the subjects is asked to move and position his or her neck in various positions.

It is hypothesized that by movements of the neck the investigators can maximize the distance between the internal jugular vein and the carotid artery to decrease inadvertent cannulation of the carotid artery to improve patient safety

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Surgery
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Neck Angle

Detailed Description

Patients will be asked to participate in this trial if they are scheduled for surgery and they will have their neck repositioned in several ways using an ultrasound machine to measure the distance between the internal jugular vein and the carotic artery to determine maximal distance in order to insert a catheter prior to surgery

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 50
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New Jersey
    • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
      • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Male and Females 18 years through 98 Scheduled for cardiac surgery Requires internal cannulation for their scheduled operative procedure -

Exclusion Criteria:

Individuals who refuse participation Subjects who already have had the internal jugular cannulated (line already present) History of carotid surgery History of Neck Surgery Individuals under 18 years of age

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Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Neck Angle Measures; Subjects will position his/her neck in order to measure distance between the internal jugular and the carotid artery to determine if there is a maximal distance to target prior to cannulation	Other: Neck Angle; Ultrasound guided measures of the neck of subjects undergoing cardiac surgery who need internal jugular vein cannulated; Other Names: Position; Measurment; Distance

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Find Optimal Angle for internal jugular cannulation	Is there an angle to position ones neck which maximizes distances of carotid artery and internal jugular.	Approximately 4 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Find Optimal Neck Angle	Using the Ultrasound machine and having the subject position his neck measurements will be taken between the internal jugular and carotid artery to determine what angle may provide the maximal distance in order to safely cannulated the internal jugular	Approx 4 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Vincent DeAngelis, MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 10, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 26, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): February 27, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 10, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 6, 2015
• Last Verified: February 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Cardiac Surgery; Internal Jugular Cannulation; Optimal Neck Angle
• Other Study ID Numbers: 0220110074