An investigation of Local Forearm Heating on the Pain Intensity and hemorrhage of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization via Radial Artery at the Time of Withdrawal Sheath

An investigation of local forearm heating on the pain intensity and hemorrhage of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization via radial artery at the time of withdrawal sheath: A pilot study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220521054951N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-11-17

Start date

2022-03-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization through the radial artery. Cardiac catheterization as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure

Interventions

Intervention group: Local heating of the forearm for 3 minutes by the Warm Touch device, COVIDEN-2013), before removing the arterial sheath..

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Ability and willingness to cooperate with the researcher ability to speak and understand Persian language age of 18 to 65 years indication of cardiac catheterization through the radial artery no emergency for cardiac catheterization no history of paralysis and hemiparesis no surgery on the hand no History of peripheral vascular diseases (diabetes) or peripheral neuropathy no mastectomy no vascular fistula in patients with kidney diseases

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have undergone more than one radial artery catheterization patients who have had catheter replacement more than 3 times patients who have been punctured more than 3 times

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity. Timepoint: When leaving the sheet and an hour after that. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hemorrage. Timepoint: When leaving the sheet and an hour after that. Method of measurement: view.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Atefeh Shamsian Khairabadi

Babol University of Medical Sciences

Shamsian1986@gmail.com+98 11 3223 8302

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026