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Status unknownNCT01458873Updated Nov 1, 2011

Intravenous Sodium Bicarbonate Verifies Intravenous Position of Catheters in Spontaneously Breathing Adult Volunteers

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of sodium bicarbonate 4.2% and diluted sodium bicarbonate 2.1% in Infiltration and Extravasation, sponsored by Sheba Medical Center. Status unknown at 1 site in Israel. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-11-01.

Sponsored by Sheba Medical Center · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Diagnostic

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2011), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Vascular access in patients carries a significant risk of accidental extravasation of intravenous (IV) fluids and medications with the potential for tissue injury. This prospective controlled study assessed the diagnostic utility of using intravenous diluted sodium bicarbonate to confirm placement of IV catheters in volunteers . Diluted sodium bicarbonate or 0.9% normal saline, will be injected in a randomized order while end-tidal carbon dioxide in the exhaled air will be monitored. The investigators hypothesize that the injected bicarbonate will dissolve into carbon dioxide and water and cause a transient increase in the measured exhaled CO2.

The effect is unique to bicarbonate and will not appear once normal saline is injected. the safety of the administration of bicarbonate on the metabolic profile of the volunteers will be assessed by measurement of venous blood pH and electrolytes.

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Vascular access in patients carries a significant risk of accidental extravasation of intravenous (IV) fluids and medications with the potential for tissue injury. This prospective controlled study assessed the diagnostic utility of using intravenous diluted sodium bicarbonate to confirm placement of IV catheters in volunteers . Diluted sodium bicarbonate or 0.9% normal saline, will be injected in a randomized order while end-tidal carbon dioxide in the exhaled air will be monitored. The investigators hypothesize that the injected bicarbonate will dissolve into carbon dioxide and water and cause a transient increase in the measured exhaled CO2. Arbitrary increase of more than 10%in end-tidal carbon dioxide is considered as a positive response.

The effect is unique to bicarbonate and will not appear once normal saline is injected. the safety of the administration of bicarbonate on the metabolic profile of the volunteers will be assessed by measurement of venous blood pH and electrolytes.

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Conditions studied

  • Infiltration
  • Extravasation

Keywords

  • infiltration
  • extravasation
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In context

Lead sponsor

Sheba Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 660 studies on the registry; 63 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • ASA I,II
  • no cardiovascular or respiratory disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ASA > II
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Respiratory disease
  • renal failure
  • metabolic alkalosis
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    sodium bicarbonate 4.2%

    sodium bicarbonate 4.2% 50 m"l

    Drug: sodium bicarbonate 4.2%

  • Experimental
    sodium bicarbonate 2.1%

    sodium bicarbonate 2.1% 1 50 m"l

    Drug: diluted sodium bicarbonate 2.1%

  • Placebo comparator
    normal saline

    50 m"l normal saline

    Drug: normal saline

Interventions

  • Drugsodium bicarbonate 4.2%

    diluted sodium bicarbonate 50 ml

  • Drugdiluted sodium bicarbonate 2.1%

    50ml

    Also known as: sodium bicarbonate 2.1%

  • Drugnormal saline

    50ml

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. transient increase in end tidal carbon dioxide

    Once sodium bicarbonate is injected the measured end-tidal carbon dioxide will transiently increase by at least 10% of baseline

    Time frame: 4-12 seconds

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in venous blood pH

    Blood pH and will be measured prior and ten minutes after the injections

    Time frame: 10-20 minutes

  2. Subjective adverse symptoms associated with injection of sodium bicarbonate

    The subjective symptoms as well as hemodynamic changes associated with the injection of sodium bicarbonate will be recorded

    Time frame: 1 minute

  3. change in venous blood sodium

    blood sodium level will be measured before and 10-20 minutes after the end of the injections.

    Time frame: 10- 20 minutes

  4. change in venous blood bicarbonate level

    blood level of bicarbonate will be measured before and 10-20 minutes after the injection.

    Time frame: 10-20 minutes

  5. change in venous blood potasium level

    venous blood potasium level will be measured before and 10-20 minutes after injection

    Time frame: 10-20 minutes

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Keidan I, Ben-Menachem E, Barzilai A, Nur I, Berkenstadt H. Intravenous sodium bicarbonate verifies intravenous position of catheters in ventilated patients. Anesth Analg. 2011 Aug;113(2):279-81. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182222ed0. Epub 2011 Jun 3. PubMed 21642603 ↗
  • Keidan I, Sidi A, Ben-Menachem E, Derazne E, Berkenstadt H. A simple diagnostic test to confirm correct intravascular placement of peripheral catheters in order to avoid extravasation. J Clin Anesth. 2015 Nov;27(7):585-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.07.004. Epub 2015 Aug 15. PubMed 26286133 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 1, 2011, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01458873
Lead sponsor
Sheba Medical Center
Responsible party
Dr. Ilan Keidan (Director, Pediatric Anesthesia, Sheba Medical center, Sheba Medical Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 25, 2011
Start date
Oct 2011
Primary completion
Dec 2012 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2012 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 1, 2011

Study contacts

ILAN KEIDAN, MD
Contact
ilan.keidan@sheba.health.gov.il
972-3-5302754

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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