Comparison of Patients Undergoing Radial or Femoral Arterial Access for Percutaneous Catheterization-Nursing Aspects

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.

Verified by Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, March 2008

Sponsored by:	Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Information provided by:	Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00638586

Purpose

Transradial access is a recently developed alternative for diagnostic andf interventional cardiac catheterization. We sought to compare the differences between patients that have undergone PTCA transradial and transfemoral access from the nursing point of view:

Anxiety levels
Pain at access point, pain in general and level of pain during mobility
Differences in feelings of embarrassement
Differences in satisfaction

Condition
Femoral Artery Access Radial Artery Access

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Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case Control, Prospective

Further study details as provided by Hillel Yaffe Medical Center:

Estimated Enrollment:	160
Study Start Date:	April 2008

Groups/Cohorts
1 Femoral access
2 Radial access

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All hospitalized patients that are candidates for undergoing PTCA.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

All patients scheduled for PTCA without any exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Dementia
Psychiatric patients
Unconscious
Minors
Patients who had PTCA in past
Patients who were initially scheduled for different access

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00638586

Locations

Israel
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Hadera, Israel, 38100

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	HY/102008
Study First Received:	March 12, 2008
Last Updated:	March 12, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00638586
Health Authority:	Israel: Ministry of Health

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009