New shield could better protect doctors from radiation
NCT ID NCT07467720
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new radiation protection system called Rampart IC for medical staff during certain procedures. The system includes shields and barriers that may reduce radiation exposure better than traditional lead aprons. Researchers will compare radiation levels for 75 care team members using both methods. If effective, this could improve safety for healthcare workers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Rampart IC System (radiation protection device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more effective and comfortable way to protect healthcare workers from radiation exposure during procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 75 participants. The device may not prove significantly better than current methods, and results may not apply to all procedure types.
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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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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Member of the interventional care team * Elective peripheral procedure * The access site is the femoral artery * The treatment area is at or distal to the iliac artery Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who are not yet adults, pregnant women, or prisoners. * Urgent and emergent cases
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital- Plano
RECRUITINGPlano, Texas, 75093, United States
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