Comparison of two angulations for engagement of the left side coronary artery in patients undergoing coronary procedures through blood vessel in the wrist

Left Anterior Oblique Versus Anteroposterior Fluoroscopic View for Transradial engagement of Left Coronary Artery - ENGAGE LCA

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/07/113280

Enrollment

300

Registered

2026-07-02

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I251- Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery

Interventions

Intervention1: AP view: Engagement of left main coronary artery in antero-posterior view. End point will be successful engagement of left coronary artery. Maximum duration 5 minutes from start of proc

Sponsors

NIL

Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patient undergoing coronary angiogram or PCI of Left coronary artery through radial artery access. 2. Usage of TIG or EBU catheters

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Known anomalous origin of Left coronary artery 2.Severe aortic root pathology 3. Severe radial spasm precluding standard catheter manipulation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the time to stable coaxial engagement in seconds between LAO and AP viewsTimepoint: At 10 minutes	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare fluoroscopy time & radiation dose between the two groupsTimepoint: At 10 minutes;To compare contrast volume used during guide en-gagement between the two groupsTimepoint: At 10 minutes;To assess incidence of catheter induced complications between the two groupsTimepoint: At 10 minutes	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShaheer Ahmed A

JIPMER, Puducherry

drshaheerjipmer@gmail.com9968889874

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026