AR Ruler to Improve Safety and Clinical Workflow During PICC Placement

September 9, 2025 updated by: Ali Dhanaliwala, University of Pennsylvania

Augmented Reality Ruler to Improve Safety and Clinical Workflow During Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

The purpose of this study is to assess the utility of an augmented reality virtual ruler during placement of peripherally inserted central catheters.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

After being informed about the study, patients who give consent will have their peripheral inserted central catheter placed by a physician wearing mixed reality smart glasses. The mixed reality smart glasses will have an application that allows the physician to measure distances with their hands. This application will be used to measure the appropriate length for which to trim the central catheter.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

20

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Scheduled for a non-emergent peripherally inserted central catheter placement in Interventional Radiology
  • Over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Undergoing an emergent peripherally inserted central catheter placement
  • Younger than 18 years old

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Augmented reality virtual ruler
Patient's in this arm will have their physician use an augmented reality virtual ruler to measure catheter length during catheter placement.
Other: Augmented reality virtual ruler
Use of augmented reality virtual ruler to measure catheter length

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of participants with appropriate catheter tip location
Time Frame: End of procedure
Catheter tip location will be evaluated by the treating physician on x-ray
End of procedure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Radiation dose
Time Frame: End of procedure
Total radiation dose of the procedure will be captured from the fluoroscopy machine
End of procedure
Procedure time
Time Frame: End of procedure
Procedure time to complete catheter placement will be captured from the radiology information system.
End of procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ali H Dhanaliwala, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 26, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 24, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 26, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

June 1, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

September 11, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2025

Last Verified

September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 851278

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data will not be shared.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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