  The $\rho(1450)$ vector meson ($\rho^\prime$) is becoming increasingly
important to properly describe precision observables. We analyse a set of decay
modes and cross sections, in the low-energy regime, to determine the role
played by this meson. This is done through the extraction of the parameters for
its description, in the context of the vector meson dominance model and its
effective hadronic interactions, involving the low mass lying hadrons ($\rho$,
$\omega$ and $\pi$). In a first step, we determine the parameters of the model
from ten decay modes which are insensitive to the $\rho^\prime$. Then, we
consider the $\omega \rightarrow 3\pi$ decay and exhibit the need to extend the
description, by incorporating the $\rho^\prime$ and a contact term as
prescribed by the Wess-Zumino-Witten anomaly. In a second step, we incorporate
the data from the $e^+e^- \rightarrow 3\pi$ cross section (as measured by SND,
CMD2, BABAR and BESIII) and then the $e^+e^- \rightarrow \pi^0 \pi^0 \gamma$
data (as measured by SND and CDM2) to further restrict the $\rho^\prime$
parameters validity region. As an application of the results, we compute the
$e^+e^- \rightarrow 4\pi$ cross section for the so-called omega channel,
measured by BABAR, and find a good description of the data considering the
parameters found. As a byproduct, the coupling between $\rho$, $\omega$ and
$\pi$ ($g_{\rho\omega\pi}= 11.314 \pm 0.383$ GeV$^{-1}$) is found to be
consistent with all the relevant observables, upon the inclusion of the
$\rho^\prime$ and the contact term.
