Frailty and Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Catheterization Difficulty in Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients

Sponsor
Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Study ID
NCT07701538
Status
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Conditions

  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Central Venous Catheter
  • Frailty

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Ultrasound-Guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization — PROCEDURE
    Ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein catheterization performed as part of routine perioperative clinical care in adult cardiac surgery patients. No additional study-specific intervention is performed.

Study Details

This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the association between preoperative frailty and the procedural difficulty of ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein catheterization in adult patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. Frailty will be assessed using the Clinical Frailty Scale and handgrip strength measurements. Preprocedural ultrasound evaluation will include internal jugular vein anatomical characteristics such as anteroposterior and transverse vein diameters, cross-sectional area (CSA), common carotid artery diameter, skin-to-vein distance, overlap status, and sternocleidomastoid muscle thickness Catheterization difficulty will be assessed using the Gaber Procedural Difficulty Index. The study seeks to determine whether frailty and ultrasound-derived anatomical parameters can predict difficult internal jugular venous catheterization and improve preprocedural risk assessment without altering routine clinical care.

Key Dates

First listed
Jul 14, 2026
Start date
Jul 25, 2026
Status verified
Jul 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2027
Completion
Jun 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
280 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Adult Cardiac Surgery Cohort
    Adult patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery who undergo ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein catheterization. Preoperative frailty, handgrip strength, and ultrasound-derived internal jugular venous anatomical parameters are assessed before catheterization.

Primary Outcome Measure

Difficult ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein catheterization [ Time Frame: At completion of the catheterization procedure ]

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