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First received: November 28, 2022

Clinical Trial: An Innovative Taping Technique for Improved Intravenous (IV) Catheter Securement

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Dislodged Catheter

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: An Innovative Taping Technique for Improved Intravenous (IV) Catheter Securement

Brief Summary: This is a prospective, single-blinded, randomized study to assess the ability of taping methods used to secure intravenous (IV) catheters to resist the IV from being pulled away from the skin.Participants will have IV catheters taped on top of the skin (without insertion into the skin) using three taping methods, BCH Emergency Department (BCH ED), Chevron, and our novel method.Six measurements will be obtained per subject (3 random taping methods measuring their resistance to force in two directions, retrograde…

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