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RADIAL VERSUS FEMORAL APPROACH AS SECONDARY ACCESS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSFEMORAL TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION (TAVI)

RADIAL VERSUS FEMORAL APPROACH AS SECONDARY ACCESS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSFEMORAL TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION (TAVI) - RADIAL-TAVI

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00035968
Enrollment
600
Registered
2025-04-04
Start date
2025-04-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

I35.0

Interventions

Group 1: Radial approach for secondary arterial access Group 2: Transfemoral approach for secondary arterial access

Sponsors

Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg Bad Krozingen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: I1. Patients with aortic valve stenosis scheduled for transfemoral TAVI I2. Heart team agrees on eligibility for transfemoral TAVI I3. Age > 65 years I4. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: E1. Non accessible radial arteries as judged by the TAVI team E2. Non accessible femoral arteries as judged by the TAVI team E3. Hemodynamic instability E4. Cardiogenic shock E5. Currently participating in an investigational drug or another device study.. E6. Lack of capability to give informed consent E7. Patient refuses TAVR

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Vascular and bleeding complications according to the VARC-3 criteria related to the secondary vascular access site until day 30

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Until 30 days after index procedure: • VARC-3 technical success • Cardiovascular mortality • Non-cardiovascular mortality • Mortality related to vascular and bleeding complications • Incidence of new neurological events after randomization (TIA/Stroke) • Quality of life assessed by EQ-5D-5L questionnaire • Health economic aspects, i.e. cost-effectiveness until day 30 • Vascular complication as defined by VARC at 30 days • Bleeding complications at 30 days as defined by VARC • Incidence of acute kidney injury as defined by VARC Until 12 months after index procedure: • All-cause mortality • Cardiovascular mortality • Non-cardiovascular mortality

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactConstantin von zur Mühlen

Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg Bad Krozingen

constantin.vonzurmuehlen@uniklinik-freiburg.de+4976127034415

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026