New thinner sheath could make heart procedures safer for small arteries
NCT ID NCT07410364
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a thinner tube (6-French Glidesheath Slender) can make heart procedures safer for people with small wrist arteries. About 594 adults with coronary artery disease will be randomly assigned to get the standard tube or the thinner one through a wrist access point. The main goal is to see if the thinner tube reduces the chance of the wrist artery getting blocked after the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 6-French Glidesheath Slender sheath (a thinner tube used during heart catheter procedures)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make heart procedures safer and more comfortable for people with small wrist arteries, lowering the risk of artery blockage afterward.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study with 594 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The thinner sheath might still cause complications or be harder to use.
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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 594 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Age between 18 and 85 years * Palpable pulses in both the distal radial artery and conventional radial artery * All patients signed informed consent forms prior to procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Ultrasound assessment of the distal radial artery diameter ≥2.0mm or \<1.0mm * Height ≥185.0cm * Patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, or hemodynamic instability * Contraindications for puncture of the distal radial artery * Patients with Raynaud's syndrome * Patients with coagulation disorders or hematologic diseases * Patients currently enrolled in other clinical studies
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Changzhou Wujin People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChangzhou, Jiangsu, 213017, China
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Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University.
RECRUITINGChangzhou, Jiangsu, 213017, China
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