Radiation Monitoring, Radiation Protection
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of using a real time radiation exposure monitoring device on the patient and operator radiation exposure during cardiac catheterization. The hypothesis of the study is that use of a real time radiation exposure monitoring device during cardiac catheterization will decrease both patient and operator radiation exposure compared to no use of the monitoring device.
Interventions
DEVICERadiation monitoring device
Radiation monitoring device (Bleeper Sv, Vertec Scientific Ltd, Berkshire, UK) that provides real-time auditory feedback on radiation exposure during cardiac catheterization
Sponsors
North Texas Veterans Healthcare System
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients undergoing clinically-indicated cardiac catheterization
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Radiation exposure of the operator | radiation exposure will be measured for the duration of the catheterization procedure, an expected average of one hour | Radiation exposure of the operator (measured in mrem by the real time monitoring device) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Radiation exposure of the patient | radiation exposure will be measured for the duration of the catheterization procedure, an expected average of one hour | Radiation exposure of the patient, as measured by the X-ray machine using (a) air kerma dose, (b) dose area product, (c) fluoroscopy and cineangiography time |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed