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Effect of Introducer Length on the Rate of Radial Artery Occlusion During Endovascular Coronary Procedures

Effect of Introducer Length on the Rate of Radial Artery Occlusion During Endovascular Coronary Procedures: а Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03854253
Acronym
IntroLength
Enrollment
100
Registered
2019-02-26
Start date
2019-02-26
Completion date
2019-03-14
Last updated
2026-06-24

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Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Brief summary

This study evaluates estimate impact of introducers length during endovascular coronary procedures on rate of a radial artery occlusion. For half of participants will use short introducers, while for other will use long introducers during transradial coronary intervention.

Detailed description

The transradial approach for coronary angiography and interventions is increasingly utilized around the world. Radial artery occlusion is the most common significant complication after transradial catheterization, with incidence varying between 1% and 10%. Endothelial injury of the radial artery and decrease in blood flow after sheath and catheter insertion appear to contribute to thrombus formation and are predisposing factors for radial artery occlusion. Procedural factors can predict and influence radial artery occlusion incidence. Sheath size and its relation to radial artery diameter, as well as the utilization of specific pharmacological agents (such as anticoagulants and vasodilators) have been studied. But, impact of Introducer sheath length on the rate of a radial artery occlusion has not been studied. The investigators suggest that, longer introducer sheath sizes can prevented the vascular damage and a pro-thrombotic environment.

Interventions

PROCEDURELong introducer sheath

The investigators will perform transradial coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions using introducer sheath 6Fr-25cm

PROCEDUREShort introducer sheath

The investigators will perform transradial coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions using introducer sheath 6Fr-10cm

Sponsors

Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age over 18 years old * Applicability of transradial approach

Exclusion criteria

* Failure of the transradial approach

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Radial Artery Occlusionup to 10 daysParticipants who diagnosed a radial artery occlusion with color Doppler ultrasound.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With a Hematoma, Stage Iup to 10 daysRate of access site complications during percutaneous procedures performed via a transradial approach. Local hematomas are classified according to the following scale: I - diameter not more than 5 cm, II - not more than 10 cm, III - not more than 10 cm, but not higher than the elbow, IV - above the elbow, V - with the threat of hand ischemia \[Bertrand, O. F., De Larochelliere, R., Rodes-Cabau, J., Proulx, G., Gleeton, O., Manh Nguyen, C., Dery J.P., Barbeau G., Noel B., Larose E., Poirier P., Roy L. A Randomized Study Comparing Same-Day Home Discharge and Abciximab Bolus Only to Overnight Hospitalization and Abciximab Bolus and Infusion After Transradial Coronary Stent Implantation. Circulation, 2006 114(24), 2636-2643.doi:10.1161/circulationaha.106.638627\]. Hematomas more than stage I were not recorded in both groups.
Rate of Conversion of Needle Typeup to 10 daysRate of conversion type of Needle type during percutaneous procedures performed via a transradial approach.
Time of the Introducer Insertionup to 10 daysTime from start punction of the radial artery to full insertion of the introducer
Time of the Procedureup to 10 daysTime from insertion of the introducer to finish the procedure
Fluoroscopy Timeup to 10 daysFluoroscopy time, sec
Total Air Kermaup to 10 daysTotal air kerma, mGy
Number of Participants With a Perforation / Dissection of a Radial Artery.up to 10 daysRate of access site complications during percutaneous procedures performed via a transradial approach
Number of Participants With Median Nerve Neuritisup to 10 daysRate of access site complications during percutaneous procedures performed via a transradial approach
Number of Participants With a Bleeding of the Puncture Site.up to 10 daysRate of access site complications during percutaneous procedures performed via a transradial approach.

Countries

Russia

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSergey V Popov

Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cm
The investigators will perform transradial coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions using long introducer sheath 6Fr-25cm Long introducer sheath: The investigators will perform transradial coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions using introducer sheath 6Fr-25cm
50
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cm
The investigators will perform transradial coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions using short introducer sheath 6Fr-10cm Short introducer sheath: The investigators will perform transradial coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions using introducer sheath 6Fr-10cm
50
Total100

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicLong Introducer 6Fr-25cmShort Introducer 6Fr-10cmTotal
Ad hoc PCI2 Participants6 Participants8 Participants
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
13 Participants20 Participants33 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
37 Participants30 Participants67 Participants
Age, Continuous58.04 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.163
63.46 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.265
60.75 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.563
Body mass index31.5 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.5
31.8 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.2
31.6 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.8
CAG44 Participants39 Participants83 Participants
Diabetes mellitus11 Participants10 Participants21 Participants
PCI4 Participants5 Participants9 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
50 Participants50 Participants100 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Russia
50 participants50 participants100 participants
Repeated radial access14 Participants19 Participants33 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
15 Participants22 Participants37 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
35 Participants28 Participants63 Participants
Signed informed consent document50 Participants50 Participants100 Participants
Taking anticoagulants11 Participants19 Participants30 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 490 / 50
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 490 / 50
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 490 / 50

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Radial Artery Occlusion

Participants who diagnosed a radial artery occlusion with color Doppler ultrasound.

Time frame: up to 10 days

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cmNumber of Participants With Radial Artery Occlusion4 Participants
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cmNumber of Participants With Radial Artery Occlusion2 Participants
Secondary

Fluoroscopy Time

Fluoroscopy time, sec

Time frame: up to 10 days

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cmFluoroscopy Time82.0 seconds
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cmFluoroscopy Time69.5 seconds
Secondary

Number of Participants With a Bleeding of the Puncture Site.

Rate of access site complications during percutaneous procedures performed via a transradial approach.

Time frame: up to 10 days

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cmNumber of Participants With a Bleeding of the Puncture Site.1 Participants
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cmNumber of Participants With a Bleeding of the Puncture Site.0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With a Hematoma, Stage I

Rate of access site complications during percutaneous procedures performed via a transradial approach. Local hematomas are classified according to the following scale: I - diameter not more than 5 cm, II - not more than 10 cm, III - not more than 10 cm, but not higher than the elbow, IV - above the elbow, V - with the threat of hand ischemia \[Bertrand, O. F., De Larochelliere, R., Rodes-Cabau, J., Proulx, G., Gleeton, O., Manh Nguyen, C., Dery J.P., Barbeau G., Noel B., Larose E., Poirier P., Roy L. A Randomized Study Comparing Same-Day Home Discharge and Abciximab Bolus Only to Overnight Hospitalization and Abciximab Bolus and Infusion After Transradial Coronary Stent Implantation. Circulation, 2006 114(24), 2636-2643.doi:10.1161/circulationaha.106.638627\]. Hematomas more than stage I were not recorded in both groups.

Time frame: up to 10 days

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cmNumber of Participants With a Hematoma, Stage I8 Participants
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cmNumber of Participants With a Hematoma, Stage I8 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With a Perforation / Dissection of a Radial Artery.

Rate of access site complications during percutaneous procedures performed via a transradial approach

Time frame: up to 10 days

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cmNumber of Participants With a Perforation / Dissection of a Radial Artery.0 Participants
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cmNumber of Participants With a Perforation / Dissection of a Radial Artery.0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Median Nerve Neuritis

Rate of access site complications during percutaneous procedures performed via a transradial approach

Time frame: up to 10 days

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cmNumber of Participants With Median Nerve Neuritis0 Participants
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cmNumber of Participants With Median Nerve Neuritis0 Participants
Secondary

Rate of Conversion of Needle Type

Rate of conversion type of Needle type during percutaneous procedures performed via a transradial approach.

Time frame: up to 10 days

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cmRate of Conversion of Needle Type5 Participants
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cmRate of Conversion of Needle Type0 Participants
Secondary

Time of the Introducer Insertion

Time from start punction of the radial artery to full insertion of the introducer

Time frame: up to 10 days

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cmTime of the Introducer Insertion94 seconds
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cmTime of the Introducer Insertion42.5 seconds
Secondary

Time of the Procedure

Time from insertion of the introducer to finish the procedure

Time frame: up to 10 days

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cmTime of the Procedure448 seconds
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cmTime of the Procedure350.5 seconds
Secondary

Total Air Kerma

Total air kerma, mGy

Time frame: up to 10 days

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)Dispersion
Long Introducer 6Fr-25cmTotal Air Kerma140.8 mGyStandard Deviation 97.7
Short Introducer 6Fr-10cmTotal Air Kerma128.2 mGyStandard Deviation 71.3

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 25, 2026