Comparison of Patients Undergoing Radial or Femoral Arterial Access for Percutaneous Catheterization-Nursing Aspects

Femoral Artery Access Clinical Trial

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Transradial access is a recently developed alternative for diagnostic andf interventional cardiac catheterization. We sought to compare the differences between patients that have undergone PTCA transradial and transfemoral access from the nursing point of view:

1. Anxiety levels

2. Pain at access point, pain in general and level of pain during mobility

3. Differences in feelings of embarrassement

4. Differences in satisfaction

Clinical Trial Description

n/a

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Femoral Artery Access
• Radial Artery Access

• NCT number: NCT00638586
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2008