DIVAs Perception: Difficult IV Access - Assessment of Patient Understanding (DIVAs 2)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01929304 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 27, 2013
Last Update Posted : January 11, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Understanding Emergency Room Procedures | Other: Survey |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 1180 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Assessment of Patient Understanding and Preference of Rescue Venous Access When Shown a Narrated Video Vignette Versus Traditional Paper Information Sheet |
Study Start Date : | August 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2016 |
Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Video
Patients in this group will be shown an informational video, narrated in English.
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Other: Survey
Other Name: Patients will complete a survey to assess their understanding and preferences. |
Text
Patients in this group will read a single-page printed information sheet in English.
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Other: Survey
Other Name: Patients will complete a survey to assess their understanding and preferences. |
- Patient Understanding [ Time Frame: Baseline ]Assess patients' understanding of and preferences regarding emergency department procedures: ultrasound-guided IV access and intra-osseous access.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- greater than or equal to 18 years of age
- fluent in English
- hemodynamically stable emergency department patient
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of or current status of difficult intravenous access

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01929304
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 |
Responsible Party: | University of Pennsylvania |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01929304 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
818394b |
First Posted: | August 27, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 11, 2017 |
Last Verified: | January 2017 |
Emergencies Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes |