Comparison of Left and Right Transradial Approach for CAG and PCI (COMPARE-Rad)

Wonju Severance Christian Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Unstable Angina

ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Stable Angina

Ischemic Heart Disease Without Angina

Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Treatments

Procedure: Radial approach

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03389503

CR316096

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial will compare the procedural success rate between right and left radial approach in patients undergoing coronary angiography and coronary intervention.

Full description

The three operators who are proficient in the left radial approach for coronary angiography and coronary intervention will be assigned to the right radial approach for 3 months (phase 1). After then, these three operators will switch approach site to the left radial for another 3 months (phase 2).

Procedural success, time of the procedure, use of contrast agent, and fluoroscopic data will be compared between right radial approach (phase 1) group and left radial approach (phase 2).

Enrollment

322 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 100 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Subjects undergoing coronary angiography via radial approach
Subjects undergoing coronary intervention via radial approach
Subjects give written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Subjects undergoing procedure(s) other than coronary angiography or intervention
Subjects with contraindication of radial approach (i.e, non-palpable radial pulsation, abnormal Allen's test, known radial artery tortuosity or occlusion, arteriovenous fistula for dialysis)