Effect of Double Tourniquet Technique on Ultrasonographic View of Forearm Veins

Effect of Double Tourniquet Technique on Width and Compressibility of Superficial Veins of Forearm

Vein compressibility will be assessed after light pressure applied with the ultrasound probe. Vein compressibility will be graded as 3 (100% compressed), 2 (50-100 compressed), and 1 (less than 50% compressed). After baseline measurements were taken, a proximal tourniquet will be applied to mid-arm. Repeated measurements of depth, width, and compressibility will be taken one minute after the tourniquet was applied. Same measurements will be repeated again with second tourniquet applied 1 cm distal to the first tournique.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Superficial Forearm Veins Compressibility and Width
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Ultrasound

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 30

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Bahaa Mohammed Refaie, MD; Phone Number: 0201026887257; Email: bahaarefaay@med.sohag.edu.gov.eg

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Sohag, Egypt, 82524
    • Recruiting
    • Sohag faculty of medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 60 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Community sample

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy volunteers aged 18-60 years will participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with dialysis shunts, previous mastectomy on the examined side, fracture , skin lesion , burn or edema on the examined side

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Superficial forearm vein width and compressibility under ultrasonography	Ultrasonography is used to measure forearm superficial veins width and compressibility	1 minute after application of one proximal tourniquet
Superficial forearm vein width and compressibility under ultrasonography	Ultrasonography is used to measure forearm superficial veins width and compressibility	1 minute after application of two proximal tourniquet 1 cm apart

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bahaa Mohammed Refaie
• Investigators: Study Chair: Bahaa M Refaie, MD, Lecturer of anesthesia and ICU sohag university; Study Director: Hosam eldeen M Marie, MD, Consultant of anesthesia and ICU at Elhelal insurance hospital sohag; Principal Investigator: Mohammed A Ibrahim, MD, Lecturer of anesthesia and ICU sohag university

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): January 15, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 25, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 27, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): November 3, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 28, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 26, 2021
• Last Verified: September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 1900

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

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