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ECG Monitoring for Umbilical Catheter Placement in Neonates

This study is testing a new way to place umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) in very young babies (neonates) using electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring. UVCs are tubes placed in a baby's belly button to deliver medicine or fluids. Sometimes, these tubes can be placed in the wrong spot, which can be harmful. This study aims to use ECG (a test that measures heart activity) to guide the UVC placement more accurately and safely. We are looking for up to 150 neonates, aged 1 to 45 days old, who weigh between 2 and 6 kilograms and need a UVC. The main goal is to see how well the ECG readings help with placing the catheter. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific intervention (ECG monitoring during UVC placement). The study plans to enroll 150 participants.
What's involved
Participants will have an ECG placed to monitor heart activity during the umbilical venous catheterization procedure, which typically lasts about 15 minutes.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint, Electrocardiogram Readings, is measured at the duration of ECG placement and reading, typically 15 minutes.

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NCT03898596

Umbilical Vessel Catheterization Under ECG Monitoring and Guidance

Recruiting
NAAges 1–45InterventionalSupportive care
Stanford University
~150 participants
Updated 2025-05-01 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:ECG

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Electrocardiogram Readings
Measured over Duration of ECG placement and reading (typically 15 minutes)

Conditions

Pediatric ALL

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Lucille Packard Children's Hospital

    Palo Alto, Californiano site contact published

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Who to contact

Chynna Villanueva, BS, RN
[email protected]
6504986346
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

Exclusion

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

What this trial measures

  • Electrocardiogram ReadingsDuration of ECG placement and reading (typically 15 minutes)

    A normal heart rhythm contains a P wave, a QRS, and a T wave. Readings will include amplitude, deflection, and duration of such elements to record electrical heart activity.