Does the "TOOKIE Vest" reduce line fall out rate in children?
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A Prospective study to assess whether the "Tookie Vest for Oncology” reduces central line fall out rate in the paediatric oncology population
IRAS ID
229373
Contact name
Ross Craigie
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
n/a, n/a
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
A central line is a vascular catheter inserted by radiologists or surgeon in to a central vein, when a line is required for long term treatment i.e chemotherapy it is tunnelled under the skin to a distant exit site to aid longevity. They can be left in situ for the duration of the child's treatment, until a complication requiring removal occurs or until the child outgrows the line and it no longer sits in an anatomically suitable position. Children require a general anaesthetic for these to be inserted, and they are not without significant risk. Unfortunately lines are frequently accidentally pulled out, broken or become infected and require replacing. Therefore children are subject to a further general anaesthetic and further line insertion, with possible treatment delays. Furthermore the organisation is subject to the financial burden of having to facilitate repeated line insertions. TOOKIE have developed a vest which they feel will reduce line fall out rate, and may even reduce line infection rate. We aim to recruit children to our study to wear the vest and follow them through their treatment recording any episodes of line breakage, fall out or infection. We will then compare this to a retrospective cohort to assess whether the TOOKIE vest does reduce line fall out rate, ensuring tunnelled central lines last children for the duration of their treatment. Any child with an underlying oncological diagnosis having a tunnelled central line insertion will be offered the chance to take part in the study. The study will be conducted on a single site at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. The study will last for a 12 month duration. All the participants will be asked to do is wear the TOOKIE vest for the duration their line is in situ.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2
REC reference
18/NS/0090
Date of REC Opinion
8 Oct 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion