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Radial Artery Access With Ultrasound Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Ultrasound guidance and Palpation for Coronary Artery Disease. Completed, enrolled 698 participants across 6 sites.
Detailed Summary
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.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Real time ultrasound guidance using ultrasound probe covered in sterile plastic, visualizing radial artery while needle passage attempted.
Manual palpation for localizing radial artery for inserting needle.