# A Randomized Evaluation of the Effect of Routine Normal Saline Flush Versus Heparinized Saline Solution in Groshong and Groshong PICC Catheters

> **NCT00001518** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)** · enrollment: 132 (—)

## Conditions studied

- Catheters, Indwelling
- Thrombosis

## Interventions

_None listed._

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00001518
- **Lead sponsor:** National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 1996-01
- **Primary completion:** —
- **Final completion:** 2000-11
- **Target enrollment:** 132 (—)
- **Last updated:** 2008-03-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00001518

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00001518, "A Randomized Evaluation of the Effect of Routine Normal Saline Flush Versus Heparinized Saline Solution in Groshong and Groshong PICC Catheters". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00001518. Licensed CC0.

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