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Tourniquet and ultrasound radial artery cannulation

When tourniquet meets ultrasound for radial artery cannulation: a way to improve the quality of monitoring

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN60377452
Enrollment
240
Registered
2016-12-05
Start date
2014-04-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-08-20

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

Conditions

Radial artery cannulation Surgery Radial artery cannulation

Interventions

Participants are randomly allocated to one of two groups using the sealed envelope technique. In both groups, the tourniquet is placed distally to the ulnar styloid process. Group 1: The tourniquet i

Sponsors

Shanghai Jiaotong University affiliated Shanghai Sixth People’s hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years and over 2. Undergoing elective major surgery 3. Assumed to require continuous blood pressure monitor during their operation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with abnormal Allen test 2. Peripheral vascular diseases 3. Scars at the forearm i.e. insertion site

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
First-attempt success rate is measured by how many patients had first-attempt success out of the whole population in his/her group (n=120) at the end of the study.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Number of attempts is counted and verified using ultrasound scanning 2. Failure rate is measured by how many patients had failed out of the whole population in his/her group (n=120) at the end of the study 3. Time used for cannulation is measured using stopwatch by assistant at the process of cannulation 4. Frequency of posterior wall technique used is measured by how many patients had posterior wall technique out of the whole population in his/her group (n=120) at the end of the study

Countries

China, Christmas Island

Outcome results

None listed

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