# Complications Associated With Central Venous Access in the NSICU: PICC vs CVC

> **NCT02314520** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Milton S. Hershey Medical Center** · enrollment: 152 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- PICC
- Central Venous Catheter
- Central Line
- Neuro ICU
- Neuroscience ICU
- CVC

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** peripherally inserted central catheter
- **DEVICE:** centrally inserted central catheter

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02314520
- **Lead sponsor:** Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-07-13
- **Primary completion:** 2016-12-07
- **Final completion:** 2016-12-07
- **Target enrollment:** 152 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-07-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02314520

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02314520, "Complications Associated With Central Venous Access in the NSICU: PICC vs CVC". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02314520. Licensed CC0.

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