Radial Artery Access With Ultrasound Trial

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Coronary Artery Disease

In brief

Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization can require multiple attempts. Multiple attempts increase the time required, patient discomfort, and the risk of arterial spasm. Ultrasound guidance has been shown in other studies to reduce the number of attempts and complications in central venous and femoral artery access. This study will test if the addition of ultrasound guidance reduces the number of attempts and time required to access the radial artery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01605292

Run by

University of California, Irvine

People needed

698

Starts

2011-12-01

Expected to finish

2013-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-02-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients presenting for cardiac or peripheral catheterization with planned radial approach.
• Barbeau's or Allen's test indicating at least some degree of collateral circulation in palmar vessels
• Functional ultrasound equipment with ultrasound trained attending operator

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to provide informed consent
• Femoral access
• Emergency procedure (Shock, STEMI)
• End-stage renal disease on hemodialysis
• Previous ipsilateral puncture within 1 week

Where it is running

• Long Beach VA Medical Center — Long Beach, California, United States
• University of California Irvine Medical Center — Orange, California, United States
• Baptist Hospital of Miami — Miami, Florida, United States
• Jamaica Hospital — Jamaica, New York, United States
• Lenox Hill Hospital — New York, New York, United States
• Oklahoma VA Medical Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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