Does the Needle-pilot Device Improve the Success of Vascular Catheterization Compared to the Classical Ultrasound-guided Technique (NEEDLE-VISIO)

Real-time ultrasound guidance for central venous catheter catheterism is recommended in order to reduce complication, in particular for internal jugular site1. Nevertheless, the usefulness of ultrasound guidance for subclavian approach remains controversial, in particular because needle visualisation is more complex as compared to jugular site2,3. New magnetic devices (Needle-pilotTM device, Samsung Healthcare) could theoretically allow a better needle visualisation and a better success rate. The investigators hypothesize that such device could improve the feasibility of subclavian catheterism. As this device has not been evaluated in patients, the investigators decided to perform a simulation study on a human torso mannequin. This methodology has been already used by Vogel et al in 20154. The main objective aims to compare the procedure time between conventional real time ultrasound guidance and guidance with Needle-pilot™ device.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Central Venous Catheters; Ultrasound Guidance
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Needle-pilotTM device

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 51
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Nîmes, France
    • CHU de Nîmes, Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• all residents and practicioners of intensive care units in the Nîmes University Hospital, France.

Exclusion Criteria:

• unavailability or operator refusal, and more than one year without subclavian central catheterization (for experienced subgroup).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: new residents; new residents in ultrasound-guided central vascular catheterization.	Device: Needle-pilotTM device; The main objective aims to compare the procedure time between conventional real time ultrasound guidance and guidance with Needle-pilotTM device.
Other: experienced residents or ICU practitioners; experienced residents or ICU practitioners in ultrasound-guided central vascular catheterization.	Device: Needle-pilotTM device; The main objective aims to compare the procedure time between conventional real time ultrasound guidance and guidance with Needle-pilotTM device.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
First puncture success delay	comparison of time (in seconds) between first puncture and successful "blood-aspiration" on a "subclavian venous" torso mannequin.	during the procedure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Failure Rate	Failure is defined as a puncture time > 300 seconds. The criterion corresponds to an absolute value: failure or not	during the procedure
Cutaneous wall	Counting the number of times each participant will puncture the wall of the mannequin before succeeding in puncturing the vessel with the 2 techniques and comparing this number between groups.	during the procedure
Posterior wall	Number of posterior vessel wall penetration	during the procedure
Puncture comfort	Operator puncture comfort feeling is assessed from 0 to 10 by each participants for each technique.	immediately after the procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Grau-Mercier L, Chetioui A, Muller L, Roger C, Genre Grandpierre R, de La Coussaye JE, Cuvillon P, Claret PG, Bobbia X. Magnetic needle-tracking device for ultrasound guidance of radial artery puncture: A randomized study on a simulation model. J Clin Ultrasound. 2021 Mar;49(3):212-217. doi: 10.1002/jcu.22945. Epub 2020 Nov 16.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 31, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): December 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 3, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): July 9, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): December 4, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 26, 2025
• Last Verified: August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Catheterization; Vascular Access Devices; Subclavian Vein
• Other Study ID Numbers: LOCAL/2019/AC-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No