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Registration number
ACTRN12614001327673
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
8/12/2014
Date registered
17/12/2014
Date last updated
6/07/2016
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Dressing and securement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in paediatrics; a pilot, randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Randomised controlled trial of tissue adhesive, combined securement and dressing product versus standard care dressings to prevent peripherally inserted central catheter failure in paediatric acute care patients: The CASCADE Junior PICC trial
Secondary ID [1] 285802 0
Nil
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1164-9991
Trial acronym
The CASCADE Junior PICC trial
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Central venous access device failure prior to completion of therapy
293695 0
Condition category
Condition code
Public Health 293997 293997 0 0
Health service research

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Patients in this study have peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in medical, surgical, anaesthetic and intensive care departments, and only paediatric patients. Consenting parents or legal guardians, and patients (if appropriate) will have their PICCs secured with one of the following randomly assigned dressings and securements:

Arm 1: Tissue Adhesive (TA) is a medical grade 'superglue'
(cyanoacrylate) used mainly to close skin lacerations/wounds as an alternative to sutures and staples. A bordered polyurethane dressingwill also be applied.

Arm 2: Combined securement and dressing product: extra-reinforced borders, with an absorbent layer around the polyurethane claimed to ‘wick’ moisture away from the wound

Arm 3 (Control): Sutureless Stabilisation Device (SSD) have a large adhesive padded footplate with locking clasp made of hard plastic. SSD are used in addition to bordered polyurethane. Bordered polyurethane (BPU) dressings involve a clear
polyurethane with an added external adhesive border of foam or cloth fabric.

The randomly allocated dressing will be applied until completion of therapy, hospital discharge or at 4 weeks. The dressing will be applied at PICC insertion and then changed every 7 days, or on disruption of the dressing integrity.
Intervention code [1] 290776 0
Prevention
Intervention code [2] 290829 0
Treatment: Devices
Comparator / control treatment
Arm 3 (Control): Sutureless Stabilisation Device (SSD) have a large adhesive padded footplate with locking clasp made of hard plastic. SSD are used in addition to bordered polyurethane. Bordered polyurethane (BPU) dressings involve a clear
polyurethane with an added external adhesive border of foam or cloth fabric.
Control group
Active

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 293778 0
PICC failure or complication: Composite measure of any reason for unplanned PICC removal or complication, prior to the completion of therapy. This includes (i) Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI); (ii) local infection of skin or sutures: (iii) dislodgement: (iv) occlusion; (v) CVAD breakage or (vi) venous thrombosis. The primary outcome of device failure is an objective measure, assigned by clinical staff (not research staff or investigators). This is routine clinical practice. Research staff will collect the primary endpoint from the medical records with additional information obtained from the clinical staff/patients if required
Timepoint [1] 293778 0
At time of PICC removal, hospital discharge or 4 weeks.
Primary outcome [2] 293779 0
Primary Outcome: Feasibility of a full efficacy trial as established by:
*Eligibility: Percentage of patients screened that are eligible;
*Recruitment: Percentage of eligible patients who agree to enrol;
*Retention and attrition: Percentage of participants who are lost to followup or withdraw from study;
*Protocol adherence: Percentage of participants who receive their
allocated treatment throughout their study participation;
*Missing data: Percentage of data missed during study data collection;
*Parent and healthcare staff satisfaction and acceptability: Using a semistructured survey; and
*Sample size estimates: a reduction in all-case CVAD failure or complication (defined in the secondary outcomes) by at least 5% in the experimental arms, in comparison to standard care.
Timepoint [2] 293779 0
At time of PICC removal, hospital discharge or 4 weeks
Secondary outcome [1] 311805 0
Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI):
A laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (LCBI) in a patient who had a central line within the 48 hour period before the development of the BSI, and that is not related to an infection at another site. The CLABSI must meet one of the following criteria of LCBI: Criterion 1: Patient has a recognised pathogen cultured from one or more blood cultures and
Organism cultured from blood is not related to an infection at another
site. OR Criterion 2: Patient has at least one of the following signs or
symptoms: fever (greater than 38 degrees C), chills, or hypotension, and signs and symptoms and positive laboratory results are not related to an infection at another site, and common skin contaminant* is cultured from two or more blood cultures drawn on separate occasions. Examples of common skin contaminants: diphtheroids [Corynebacterium spp.], Bacillus [not B. anthracis] spp., Propionibacterium spp., coagulasenegative staphylococci [including S. epidermidis], viridans group streptococci, Aerococcus spp., Micrococcus spp.
Timepoint [1] 311805 0
At conclusion of study
Secondary outcome [2] 311806 0
Local infection of the skin:
Purulent discharge, or redness extending 1cm beyond the site that
prompts clinician to order removal, or commence antimicrobial therapy.
Timepoint [2] 311806 0
At time of removal, hospital discharge or 4 weeks
Secondary outcome [3] 311807 0
Dislodgement:
Partial: any post-insertion change in the length of the PICC body from the hub to the PICC tip, as measured by the catheter marking in closest approximation to hub.
Total: PICC body completely leaves the vein, or must be removed because PICC tip is no longer in the superior vena cava (diagnosed by XRay/leakage from site on injection/clinician diagnosis)
Timepoint [3] 311807 0
At time of removal, hospital discharge or 4 weeks
Secondary outcome [4] 311808 0
Occlusion:
>/=1 lumen unable to be flushed/aspirated, diagnosed by treating
clinician
Timepoint [4] 311808 0
At time of removal, hospital discharge or 4 weeks.
Secondary outcome [5] 311809 0
PICC breakage:
Visible split in PICC material diagnosed by treating clinician
Timepoint [5] 311809 0
At time of removal, hospital discharge of 4 weeks.
Secondary outcome [6] 311810 0
Dressing/securement failure:
Early replacement before seven days for loose, soiled or missing
dressings
Timepoint [6] 311810 0
At seven days after dressing application
Secondary outcome [7] 311811 0
PICC dwell time, and dressing dwell time:
Time in hours from insertion/application until removal
Timepoint [7] 311811 0
At time of PICC removal
Secondary outcome [8] 311812 0
Parent and staff satisfaction and acceptability ranked on a 10-point
scale
Timepoint [8] 311812 0
At device removal, at hospital discharge or 4 weeks
Secondary outcome [9] 317162 0
Venous thrombosis: Development of thrombosed vessel (partial or complete) at the CVAD site diagnosed radiologically as requested by the treating clinician in a symptomatic patient
Timepoint [9] 317162 0
Time of removal, hospital discharge or 4 weeks
Secondary outcome [10] 317163 0
Cost effectiveness: Estimates of direct product costs, healthcare resource utilisation (including additional equipment, staff time) and failure-associated resource usage using previously established cost estimates
Timepoint [10] 317163 0
At study completion
Secondary outcome [11] 317164 0
Safety: Skin complications including skin rash, skin tears, blisters, pruritis, local or systemic allergic reaction
Timepoint [11] 317164 0
Time of removal, hospital discharge or 4 weeks

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
*Patient requires the insertion of a PICC for >24 hours;
*Will remain in admitted to the RCH/LCCH for >24 hours; and
*Parent or legal guardian, and child if developmentally appropriate, givesinformed consent.
Minimum age
No limit
Maximum age
18 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
*Non-tunnelled, tunnelled, dialysis, or implanted CVADs or
pulmonary artery catheters;
*Current bloodstream infection;
*PICC to be inserted through diseased, burned or scarred skin;
*Allergy to study product; and
*Previous study enrolment in this admission to hospital.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Prevention
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
The research nurse (RN) will screen patients daily (screening log kept), gain informed consent, and perform randomisation. The RN will have the study products in pre-packs and liaise closely with the ordering and inserting surgeon. All elligible patients (or
their representative) will be approached for written informed consent by the RN or inserter. If this is given, the staff member use a centralised web-based randomisation service. Allocation is fully concealed until the patient is randomised.
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Computer generated. Randomisation will be in a 1:1:1 ratio between the three study groups. Permuted blocks in randomly varied sizes will be used.
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
Statistical methods / analysis
All randomised patients will be analysed by intention to treat, regardless of treatment received. The patient is the unit of measurement with one PICC per patient.
Feasibility outcomes will be described using descriptive statistics
including mean, median, range, IQR, counts and percentages.
Comparability of groups at baseline will be assessed using clinical parameters. Relative incidence rates of PICC and dressing failure per 100 devices and per 1,000 device days with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) will summarise the impact of each dressing, and to test difference between groups. Kaplan-Meier survival curves (with log rank Mantel-Cox test) will compare PICC failure over time. Secondary endpoints including dwell-time, costs, dislodgement, occlusion, breakage, patient/staff satisfaction scores and adverse events will be compared between groups using parametric/nonparametric
techniques as appropriate. Data will be exported into PASW 21.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL). Prior to analysis, data
cleaning of outlying figures, missing, and implausible data will be undertaken, and a random 5% sample of source data rechecked. All attempts will be made to collect the primary endpoint. Missing data will be modelled for best- and worst-case outcomes to assess for effect on overall results. A per-protocol analysis will assess the effect of protocol violations. P values of <0.05 will be considered significant.

Sample size and study power: This is a pilot study to gain information to prepare for an efficacy trial. Thirty participants per study arm will be recruited - totaling 90 participants.

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/06/2014
Actual
2/06/2014
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
4/10/2015
Actual
24/08/2015
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
14/09/2015
Sample size
Target
90
Accrual to date
Final
106
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
QLD
Recruitment hospital [1] 3238 0
Royal Children's Hospital - Herston
Recruitment hospital [2] 3266 0
Lady Cilento Children's Hospital - South Brisbane

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 290365 0
University
Name [1] 290365 0
Griffith University
Country [1] 290365 0
Australia
Funding source category [2] 290366 0
Commercial sector/Industry
Name [2] 290366 0
Centurion Medical Products
Country [2] 290366 0
United States of America
Primary sponsor type
University
Name
Griffith University
Address
Nathan Campus,
170 Kessels Road,
Nathan, QLD 4111
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 289088 0
None
Name [1] 289088 0
Address [1] 289088 0
Country [1] 289088 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 292068 0
Children's Health Services, Queensland
Ethics committee address [1] 292068 0
Royal Children's Hospital
Herston Road
Herston, QLD 4029
Ethics committee country [1] 292068 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 292068 0
Approval date [1] 292068 0
14/11/2013
Ethics approval number [1] 292068 0
HREC/13/QRCH/181
Ethics committee name [2] 292069 0
Griffith University
Ethics committee address [2] 292069 0
Nathan Campus,
170 Kessels Rd
Nathan, QLD, 4111
Ethics committee country [2] 292069 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [2] 292069 0
Approval date [2] 292069 0
20/02/2014
Ethics approval number [2] 292069 0
NRS/10/14/HREC

Summary
Brief summary
Children admitted to an acute care facility frequently require the insertion of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) for the administration of medication and fluids. These PICCs are associated with a high rate of failure, including PICC-related bloodstream infection (BSI). In order to prevent failure, dressings, such as bordered polyurethane (BPU) and sutureless securement devices (SSD), are used to protect the PICC insertion site from contamination. Additional securement devices, such as sutures, are used to reduce movement of the
catheter.
New products, including tissue adhesive (TA), and combined securement and dressing products (CSD), are available to clinicians to provide securement and dressings for PICC. It is
not known whether these new products are effective at reducing PICC failure and complication, in comparison to standard care (BPU and SSD). The primary aim of this research is to evaluate the feasibility of launching a full-scale efficacy trial, using pre-defined feasibility criteria for recruitment,
retention and protocol fidelity. The secondary aim is to compare the effectiveness of dressings and securement products on PICC failure and complication due to infection, occlusion, dislodgement, thrombosis, or breakage, for children with PICC in acute care.
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Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 53334 0
Ms Amanda Ullman
Address 53334 0
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Nursing, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, QLD 4111
Country 53334 0
Australia
Phone 53334 0
+61 7 3735 7854
Fax 53334 0
Email 53334 0
[email protected]
Contact person for public queries
Name 53335 0
Amanda Ullman
Address 53335 0
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Nursing, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, QLD 4111
Country 53335 0
Australia
Phone 53335 0
+61 7 3735 7854
Fax 53335 0
Email 53335 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 53336 0
Amanda Ullman
Address 53336 0
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Nursing, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, QLD 4111
Country 53336 0
Australia
Phone 53336 0
+61 7 3735 7854
Fax 53336 0
Email 53336 0
[email protected]

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EmbaseA Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Novel Dressing and Securement Techniques in 101 Pediatric Patients.2017https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2017.07.012
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