Ultrasound Guided Insertion of Sheath Before Angiography or Angioplasty

Christian Juhl Terkelsen80 enrolled

Overview

The study evaluates whether routine use of ultrasound for sheath insertion during radial or femoral angiography or angioplasty has any impact on: number of punctures, patient discomfort, procedural length, successfull procedure or ideal vessel puncture.

A randomised study with an historical control group. Initially data on prespecified endpoints are collected for an historical control group of 200 patients (100 radial and 100 femoral procedures). Hereafter 400 patients are randomized to ultrasound guided or conventional sheath insertion (200 radial and 200 femoral procedures). Only high-volume physicians who have passed a ultrasound course are allowed to include patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Radial Angioplasty Angiography Ultrasound Randomized

Interventions

Ultrasound guided sheath insertionDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

ultrasound is used routinely for sheath insertion

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients scheduled for angiography or angioplasty in whom both radial and femoral access is possible Exclusion Criteria: * Abnormal pulse oxymetry test * If severe lower-extremity calcification is known to exclude femoral access

Locations (1)

Department of cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital in Skejby

Aarhus, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

number of puncture attempts

Number of attempts to puncture the vessel as evaluated by the physician and by go-pro camera recordings