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Physician Radiation Exposure During Radial Access Cardiac Catheterization Using a RAD Board

NCT02088788 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 265

Last updated 2018-10-24

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Summary

Radiation exposure to operator is an occupational hazard of invasive cardiologists. During radial access for diagnostic catheterization, a new radio-dense arm board is advertised to reduce operator radiation exposure. The investigators randomize patients to a new radio-dense armboard versus a standard radio-transparent armboard during diagnostic catheterization and measure radiation exposure to the operator. Both groups have a radio-dense pelvic shield in place. The investigators hypothesize that operator radiation dose will be decreased by use of the radio-dense armboard.

Conditions

  • Radiation Exposure to Operator

Interventions

DEVICE

Board

Also has radio-dense pelvic shielding

DEVICE

No Board

Radio-lucent armboard for radial access with radio-dense drape across pelvis

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Geisinger Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James C Blankenship, MD · Geisinger Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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