Can we predict how long heart patients must lie still after a procedure?
NCT ID NCT07469397
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is observing ICU heart patients who have a femoral artery sheath removed after procedures like cardiac catheterization. Researchers want to find out what factors affect how long it takes for bleeding to stop and how long patients must lie flat. The goal is to create a prediction model to reduce discomfort and complications like bleeding or bruising.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict how long a patient needs to lie flat after sheath removal, reducing discomfort and complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not produce a reliable prediction model, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 157 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
1. Patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit of this institution 2. Patients requiring femoral arterial sheath removal
- Ages
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit of this hospital. 2. Patients undergoing femoral arterial sheath removal. 3. Age 20 years or older. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients unable to maintain supine position or refusing physical restraints. 2. Patients with severe hematoma, vascular rupture, or other vascular complications present at the femoral arterial puncture site at the time of sheath insertion. 3. Patients with a diagnosis of severe disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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