New combo could cut bleeding and recovery time after heart procedure
NCT ID NCT06549842
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested two strategies to reduce bleeding and artery blockage after a common heart procedure. 451 patients received either a standard or lower dose of heparin and a different compression band. The goal was to see if the new approach could shorten recovery and lower complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Heparin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could shorten recovery time and lower the risk of bleeding and artery blockage after heart catheterization.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results are not yet published. The lower heparin dose might not prevent clotting as well, and the new band may not work for everyone.
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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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451 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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
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 referred for diagnostic transradial cardiac catheterization 2. Age ≥ 18 years 3. Ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Absence of written informed consent 2. Patients on long-term systemic anticoagulation therapy for a different indication 3. Patients requiring a heparin dose of greater than 50 units per kilogram before, during, or after the procedure for any reason. 4. Patients requiring greater than 6 French catheter access
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Apex Heart Institute
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380059, India
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Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18510, United States
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