# Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Thrombosis: Reverse Taper Versus Non-tapered Catheters

> **NCT00728819** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Pennsylvania** · enrollment: 339 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Venous Thrombosis

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Tapered PICC
- **DEVICE:** Non-tapered PICC

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00728819
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Pennsylvania
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2008-08
- **Primary completion:** 2011-01
- **Final completion:** 2011-08
- **Target enrollment:** 339 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-04-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00728819

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00728819, "Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Thrombosis: Reverse Taper Versus Non-tapered Catheters". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00728819. Licensed CC0.

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