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Coronary Artery DiseasePhase 4NCT01605045

Screening for Coronary Artery Disease Using Fluoroscopy During Coronary Angiography

A Phase 4 study testing Fluoroscopy-save group and Standard technique in people with Coronary Artery Disease, run by NYU Langone Health at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of screening using the fluoroscopy-save function on reduction of radiation exposure and quality of angiogram during cardiac catheterization when compared to traditional cinematography-guided coronary angiography. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Coronary Artery Disease
What is being tested?
Fluoroscopy-save group and Standard technique
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2012to Sep 2012
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients will be recruited from the cardiac catheterization laboratory at the NYU Langone Medical Center.
  • Patients will be eligible if they are more than 18 years of age and are referred for coronary angiography.

Who cannot join

  • Patients will be excluded if they have reduced renal function since they must receive as minimal of contrast amount as possible, and if their abdominal circumference is > 45 inches since the quality of images under fluoroscopy alone is poorer in patients with increased abdominal girth.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • New York University School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 10016

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About this study

Official title: Efficacy of Fluoroscopy-save Function During Cardiac Catheterization

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of screening using the fluoroscopy-save function on reduction of radiation exposure and quality of angiogram during cardiac catheterization when compared to traditional cinematography-guided coronary angiography.

Read the detailed description

The study will be a prospective, randomized study of patients undergoing clinically-indicated coronary angiograpy in the New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center cardiac catheterization laboratory. Patients will be randomized to one of two coronary angiography protocols: (1) Coronary anatomy visualized under fluoroscopy, documented using the fluoroscopy-save function, and further visualized using cinematography only when higher quality is necessary (fluoroscopy-save technique) versus (2) Coronary anatomy visualized and documented using cinematography alone (standard technique). The primary outcome will be a measure of radiation exposure to the patient, surface peak skin dose, as measured by the Gafchromic XR RV3 film strip, which is placed under the patient's back during the procedure. Other outcome measures will include radiation output recorded by the fluoroscopy machine, amount of contrast used, and quality of angiograms performed. To determine if the quality of the angiograms performed using the fluoroscopy-save technique is non-inferior to the standard technique, one extra picture will be taken at random using the mode that the study was not randomized to. For example, in the fluoroscopy-save group, a picture that was not visualized under cinematography during the study will be repeated and documented under cinematograpy. In the standard group, a picture will be repeated and documented using the fluoroscopy-save function. These 2 pictures from each study will then be collated and put together in no particular order with all identifiers removed. These single pictures will be read by 2 interventional cardiologists not involved in the study in a blinded fashion. The degree of coronary artery disease as determined by these 2 readers will be compared between the fluoroscopy-save picture and cinematography picture.

Being tested
Fluoroscopy-save group, Standard technique
Keywords
Cardiac catheterization, Radiation
Medical subject headings
Coronary Artery Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Fluoroscopy-save groupOther

    Coronary anatomy visualized under fluoroscopy, documented using the fluoroscopy-save function, and further visualized using cinematography only when higher quality is necessary (fluoroscopy-save technique) versus Coronary anatomy visualized and documented using cinematography alone (standard technique)

  • Standard techniqueOther

    Coronary anatomy visualized under fluoroscopy, documented using the fluoroscopy-save function, and further visualized using cinematography only when higher quality is necessary (fluoroscopy-save technique) versus Coronary anatomy visualized and documented using cinematography alone (standard technique)

Study groups in NCT01605045
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Fluoroscopy-save groupExperimentalCoronary anatomy visualized under fluoroscopy, documented using the fluoroscopy-save function, and further visualized using cinematography only when higher quality is necessary (fluoroscopy-save technique)versus
Receives: Other: Fluoroscopy-save group
Standard techniqueActive comparatorCoronary anatomy visualized and documented using cinematography alone (standard technique)
Receives: Other: Standard technique

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Measure of radiation exposure to the patient

    Surface peak skin dose, as measured by the Gafchromic XR RV3 film strip, which is placed under the patient's back during the procedure.

    Measured: During coronary angiography

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Dose area product from coronary angiography system

    Measured: During coronary angiography

  2. Quality of angiograms

    One extra picture will be taken at random using the mode that the study was not randomized to. These 2 pictures from each study will then be collated and put together in no particular order with all identifiers removed. These single pictures will be read by 2 interventional cardiologists not involved in the study in a blinded fashion and degree of correlation between the fluoroscopy-save picture and cinematography picture will be recorded.

  3. 30-day events

    Measured: 30 days post-procedure

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 May 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2012
  3. Primary completionAug 2012
  4. Study completionSep 2012

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01605045
Sponsor's protocol ID
S12-00007
Status last verified
Oct 2012
First submitted
10 May 2012
Last updated
15 Oct 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Fluoroscopy-save group and Standard technique in people with Coronary Artery Disease, run by NYU Langone Health at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Oct 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Measure of radiation exposure to the patient (time frame: During coronary angiography). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Oct 2012.

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