Radial Versus Femoral Arterial Access for Cardiac Catheterization: Comparison of Complications at 30 Days

Completed

• Conditions: Radial Artery Occlusion
• Interventions: Other: Allen's test; Other: Distal pulses

• Registration Number: NCT01019330
• Lead Sponsor: Creighton University

Brief Summary

Cardiac catheterization has traditionally been performed via access to the arterial circulation from the femoral artery located in the groin. As an alternative to this approach, the radial artery, located in the arm, is gaining wider use in clinical practice. Multiple studies have demonstrated that cardiac catheterization via the radial approach has a very low complication rate, in the short term. This study is intended to determine if there are any differences in the long term complication rate between radial artery cardiac catheterization as compared with femoral artery cardiac catheterization.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-11-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-11-23
• Study First Posted: 2009-11-25
• Study Start: 2010-06
• Primary Completion: 2015-08
• Study Completion: 2015-08
• Status Verified: 2015-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-11-27
• Last Update Posted: 2015-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 243

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or Female
• 19 years old or older
• candidate for radial or femoral cardiac catheterization

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Radial	Allen's test	Subjects receiving radial artery cardiac catheterization
Femoral	Distal pulses	Subjects receiving femoral artery cardiac catheterization

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine if there is a difference in complication rate measured at 30 days between radial and femoral catheterization	30 days

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Creighton University Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska, United States

The Cardiac Center at Creighton University; 🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska, United States