Hand Grip Test and Transradial Coronary Procedures (HANGAR)

Ospedale Sandro Pertini, Roma

Status: Completed

Conditions: Radial Artery Occlusion

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01853943

Pertini-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

Transradial coronary procedures are gaining in popularity worldwide. A possible complication of transradial approach is the occlusion of the radial artery that in most cases is asymptomatic. However the investigators do not know if the radial artery occlusion may impact over the muscle force of the hand or fingers.

To evaluate if transradial approach for percutaneous coronary procedures may affect muscle force of the hand, thumb and index finger the investigators use a standardized hand-grip manometer and a pinch gauge before the transradial procedure, the day after the procedures and after few months.

Enrollment: 107 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Stable patients who undergo elective percutaneous transradial coronary procedures

Exclusion criteria

• hemodynamic instability,
• acute coronary syndromes,
• haemodialysis patients with an arteriovenous fistula,
• sheath diameter > 6 French,
• age < 18 years

Trial design

107 participants in 2 patient groups

Patent radial artery

Description:

Patient with patent radial artery after the percutaneous coronary procedure

Occluded radial artery

Description:

Patients with occluded radial artery after the procedure