Measurement of Jugular Venous Pulse in Critically Ill Patients. - Full Text View

Purpose

To assess the utility of clinical bedside examination for the measurement of jugular venous pulse in critically ill patients.

Condition

Jugular Venous Pulse Measurement in Critically Ill Patients

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Prospective

Official Title:	An Evaluation of the Utility of Clinical Examination for the Measurement of Jugular Venous Pulse in Critically Ill Patients.

Further study details as provided by University of Chicago:

Estimated Enrollment:	36
Study Start Date:	September 2002
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2004

Detailed Description:

Procedures: All patients with central venous catheters (CVP) will undergo physical examination of the jugular veins, while blinded to the actual CVP measured from the catheter. Clinicians with various experience levels (attending physician, fellow, resident physician, 4th year medical student) will participate.

The following clinical data will be obtained: Demographic data such as age, sex, weight and diagnosis will be collected. Each clinician's bedside CVP will be recorded from the bedside monitor. Clinicians will be blinded to bedside monitor.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

All patients admitted to the ICU who have existing central venous catheters.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients admitted to the ICU who do not have existing central venous catheters

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00303355

Locations


United States, Illinois
	University of Chicago
	Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Chicago

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	J P Kress, MD	University of Chicago

More Information

Publications of Results:

Vinayak AG, Levitt J, Gehlbach B, Pohlman AS, Hall JB, Kress JP. Usefulness of the external jugular vein examination in detecting abnormal central venous pressure in critically ill patients. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Oct 23;166(19):2132-7.

Study ID Numbers:	11803B
First Received:	March 14, 2006
Last Updated:	December 10, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00303355
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Chicago:

jugular venous pulse

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Critical Illness

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Disease Attributes

Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 05, 2008

Sponsored by:	University of Chicago
Information provided by:	University of Chicago
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00303355