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Novofine Autocover Safety Needle Versus BD Safety Glide

Information source: Novo Nordisk
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on December 31, 2007
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Health Personnel

Intervention: safety glide (Device); autocover needle (Device)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Novo Nordisk

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Campbell Howard, MD, Study Director, Affiliation: Novo Nordisk

Summary

This study will examine whether nurses prefer to use the NovoFine® Autocover Needle or the BD Safety Glide (TM) Syringe (only) in a hospital setting. The number of needle stick injuries will also be evaluated and whether these hospital nurses prefer the safety features of the NovoFine® Autocover Needle versus those of the BD Safety Glide (TM) Syringe. The identified hospital nurses will evaluate the two types of needles during standard administration of insulin to patients being treated for diabetes.

Clinical Details

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Crossover Assignment, Safety Study

Eligibility

Minimum age: N/A. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria: Hospital nurses with prior injection training without an infectious blood borne disease

Locations and Contacts

Novo Nordisk Clinical Trial Call Center, Miami, Florida 33176, United States

Novo Nordisk Clinical Trial Call Center, Atlanta, Georgia 30339, United States

Novo Nordisk Clinical Trial Call Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121, United States

Novo Nordisk Clinical Trial Call Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States

Novo Nordisk Clinical Trial Call Center, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662, United States

Novo Nordisk Clinical Trial Call Center, Zanesville, Ohio 43701, United States

Novo Nordisk Clinical Trial Call Center, Westerville, Ohio 43081, United States

Novo Nordisk Clinical Trial Call Center, Irving, Texas 75061, United States

Novo Nordisk Clinical Trial Call Center, Houston, Texas 77030, United States

Additional Information

Starting date: July 2005
Last updated: June 14, 2007

Page last updated: December 31, 2007

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