# A Cross-Sectional Observational Study on Retained Drug Needle Fragments in People Who Use Intravenous Drugs

> **NCT05679284** · — · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Tampere University Hospital** · enrollment: 100 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Drug Abuse, Intravenous
- Substance Dependence
- Needle Injury
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Foreign Bodies

## Interventions

- **RADIATION:** Low-dose X-ray of subcutaneous tissues

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05679284
- **Lead sponsor:** Tampere University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-05-25
- **Primary completion:** 2027-11-15
- **Final completion:** 2028-11-15
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2023-06-01

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05679284

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05679284, "A Cross-Sectional Observational Study on Retained Drug Needle Fragments in People Who Use Intravenous Drugs". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05679284. Licensed CC0.

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