Status:

COMPLETED

Femoral Arterial Access With Ultrasound Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Irvine

Collaborating Sponsors:

C. R. Bard

University of Oklahoma

Conditions:

Vascular Access Complications

Cardiac Catheterization

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the routine use of vascular ultrasound as an aid for proper placement of a femoral arterial sheath during cardiac catheterization and peripheral arterial angiography...

Detailed Description

Cardiac catheterization is conventionally performed with femoral arterial access using a combination of arterial pulse palpation, anatomical landmarks, and fluoroscopic landmarks to guide needle inser...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults age 18 and over
  • Patients undergoing left heart catheterization or peripheral arterial angiography from the retrograde femoral approach
  • Willingness and ability to sign consent form
  • Scheduled to have procedure performed by operator trained in the ultrasound technique

Exclusion

  • Access from a site other than the common femoral artery
  • Nonpalpable femoral pulses
  • Creatinine \> 3.0 mg/dl, unless already on dialysis
  • Prisoners
  • Pregnant women
  • Unable or refusal to sign consent form
  • Patients undergoing emergent cardiac catheterization for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction or unstable acute coronary syndrome
  • Equipment unavailable

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

1014 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00667381

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

March 1 2009

Last Update

November 16 2010

Active Locations (4)

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1

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Long Beach, California, United States, 90806

2

University of California, Irvine Medical Center

Orange, California, United States, 92868

3

Oklahoma City VA Medical Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

4

Oklahoma University Medical Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104