Recruiting

Umbilical Catheterization

Sponsor:

Stanford University

Code:

NCT03898596

Conditions

Pediatric ALL

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

ECG

Study Details

Brief summary:

Umbilical venous catheters (UVC) are typically places with poor guidance and some radiological confirmation. Misplacement of the catheter could lead to its placement in other unintended anatomical areas such as the liver or the spleen, which could be detrimental in critically-ill infants. Our study aims at using a more non-invasive means of placing and continuously monitoring catheter placement using superficial electrocardiogram (ECG) tracings.

Conditions

Pediatric ALL

Study ID

NCT03898596

Start date

Aug 25, 2020

Status verified date

Apr, 2025

Completion date

Dec, 2025

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Neonate pediatric patient
  • 2 - 6kg
  • Require or currently have UVC

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants who do not consent or have parental consent
  • Patients who are clinically unstable

Study Design

Enrollment

150 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: ECG Monitoring

ECG readings will be collected for neonatal patients who require or currently have UVC

Interventions

ECG

An ECG collects superficial readings of heart activity

Primary outcome measure

  • Electrocardiogram Readings [ Time Frame: Duration of ECG placement and reading (typically 15 minutes) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Chynna Villanueva, BS, RN

6504986346chynnav@stanford.edu

Locations

Lucille Packard Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

More Information

Sponsor

Stanford University

Last update posted

May 1, 2025

Last verified

Apr, 2025

Keywords

  • Neonates
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Umbilical Vein Catheterization

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stanford University on 2025-05-01.