Wrist access heart procedure: does the tool matter?
NCT ID NCT07572422
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at over 3,300 people having a heart procedure through the wrist artery. Doctors tested different types of introducers (the tube used to access the artery) to see if a smaller size or a special coating could lower the risk of problems like artery blockage or spasm. The goal was to find the safest tool for this common procedure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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3,307 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * clear pulsation of the right radial artery * indications for percutaneous coronary intervention Exclusion Criteria: * previous unsuccessful radial artery catheterization * concomitant pathology limiting patient survival * disorders of the blood coagulation system (hemophilia, thrombocytopathy, etc.) * previous coronary artery bypass grafting * occlusion of the right radial artery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Central Clinical Hospital of St. Alexy Metropolitan of Moscow of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church
Moscow, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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E.I. Korolev Kostroma Regional Clinical Hospital
Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, 156013, Russia
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