Ultrasound-guided Axillary Artery vs Femoral Artery Cannulation.

A Randomized Study of Ultrasound-guided Axillary and Femoral Artery Cannulation in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02801825

Acronym

AxFemArt

Enrollment

110

Registered

2016-06-16

Start date

2018-01-22

Completion date

2021-08-01

Last updated

2021-12-21

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Conditions

Critical Illness

Keywords

axillay artery, cannulation, femoral artery

Brief summary

The main purpose of the study is to compare two ultrasound-guided arterial cannulation procedures: in-plane infraclavicular axillary artery cannulation and out-of-plane femoral artery cannulation.

Interventions

PROCEDUREReal-time ultrasound-guided in-plane infraclavicular axillary artery cannulation.

Real-time ultrasound-guided in-plane infraclavicular axillary artery cannulation.

PROCEDUREReal-time ultrasound-guided out-of-plane femoral artery cannulation.

Real-time ultrasound-guided out-of-plane femoral artery cannulation.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

mechanically ventilated critically ill patients with indications for artery cannulation: * in whom radial artery cannulation is unable to perform or * in order to conduct hemodynamic monitoring using transpulmonary thermodilution

Exclusion criteria

* age less than 18 years * trauma and hematoma at the catheterization site * clinically significant coagulation disorders * infection at the catheterization site * lack of patients or closest relatives contents * precedent surgery operation into the femoral and axillary arteries * clinically significant ischemia of the limb at the cannulation side

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cannulation success rate	24 hours	The goal of the assessment of the cannulation success rate is essential for the estimation of the usefulness of both artery approaches in clinical practice.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Procedure complication rate.	24 hours	The goal of the assessment of the early mechanical complication rate is crucial for the estimation of the safety of both procedures in clinical practice.
Number of puncture attempts.	24 hours	The goal of the assessment is the evaluation which approach is easier to perform.

Countries

Poland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026