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Radiation ExposureHARRANCT05833516

Hyper Adduction of Right Radial Artery/Arm vs Left Drag Over Technique

An observational study of Radiation Exposure, run by Maimonides Medical Center 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

Several studies have shown that operator exposure via left transradial catheterization has yielded less operator exposure compared to standard right transradial procedure. However, in light of new data, the investigators hypothesize a hyperadducted right arm during right transradial cardiac catheterization will yield… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Radiation Exposure
What is being tested?
Cardiac Catheterization
How many people
534 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
10 Nov 2022to 23 Feb 2024
Phase
Observational
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
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: • Patients seen at Maimonides Medical Center, who meet the inclusion criteria

Who may be able to join

  • All the Cardiac catheterization laboratory physician operators who consent to participate in the study
  • Patients of any sex and gender.
  • Age > 18 years old.
  • Patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiogram from in-patient and out-patient settings

Who cannot join

  • History of prior CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery). CABG patients will be excluded due to inherent increased fluoroscopic time (finding grafts).
  • Patients undergoing elective PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Maimonides Medical Center

    Brooklyn, New York, 11219

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About this study

Official title: Operator Radiation Exposure in Hyper Adduction of Right Radial Artery/Arm vs Left Arm Drag Over Technique.

Several studies have shown that operator exposure via left transradial catheterization has yielded less operator exposure compared to standard right transradial procedure. However, in light of new data, the investigators hypothesize a hyperadducted right arm during right transradial cardiac catheterization will yield comparable, or the same operator radiation exposure.

Read the detailed description

Few studies have examined operator's radiation exposure tor transradial cardiac catheterization between the left vs right radial artery approach. In light of recent studies (Schiabasi et al) demonstrating adduction of the right arm yields lower operator exposure than that of the right arm positioned away from the body to the operators. The investigators seek to examine if hyper adduction of the right arm yields similar operator exposure to that of the left radial approach.

Historically the left radial approach has been more favorable in terms of operator exposure. However, the primary access site for interventional cardiologists has been the right radial artery due to cardiac catheterization laboratories set up for operators to work on the right side of the table. This study seeks to find if a hyperadducted right arm yields less, more, or similar radiation exposure to the operator in cardiac catheterization laboratory than the left radial artery approach.

This study's primary outcome is to measure the radiation exposure to the primary operator during diagnostic cardiac catheterization at four different anatomical locations (these are Maimonides Medical Center employees -attending physicians in the catheterization lab). Study's secondary outcomes aim to measure Dose Area Product, mGy of radiation dose, \& contrast administration to the patients undergoing the procedure and presence/absence of subclavian artery tortuosity which are recorded automatically and regardless during the diagnostic procedure.

Being tested
Cardiac Catheterization
Keywords
prospective, randomized, radiation dose, operator exposure, cardiac catheterization

What participants receive

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

  • Cardiac CatheterizationDiagnostic test

    The cardiac catheterization is an invasive procedure in which right or left radial artery of patient will be accessed to obtain cardiac angiogram. The study participants are both operators and patients by obtaining the amount of radiation they both were exposed in these two different arm techniques.

    The patient will have to do nothing more than following the existing standard protocols which are followed nationwide. As, the radiation exposure to patients are already measured in the software itself. The operators however would be wearing radiation badges in 4 different anatomic locations to record radiation data for study.

Study groups in NCT05833516
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Hyperadducted Right Radial Arm (HARRA)The primary operators will wear real time radiation dose monitoring at the left eye, right eye, thorax and abdomen level. At the end of each diagnostic procedure the cumulative radiation dose (measured in µSv) data at each level will be collected. The radiation dose exposure in patients randomized to hyperadducted right radial arm will be recorded for primary outcome.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Cardiac Catheterization
Left Arm Drag over techniqueThe primary operators will wear real time radiation dose monitoring at the left eye, right eye, thorax and abdomen level. At the end of each diagnostic procedure the cumulative radiation dose (measured in µSv) data at each level will be collected. The radiation dose exposure in patients randomized to Left Arm drag over technique will be recorded for primary outcome.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Cardiac Catheterization

What is being measured

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

  1. Operator radiation exposure

    The primary operators will wear real time radiation dose monitoring at the left eye, right eye, thorax and abdomen level. At the end of each diagnostic procedure the cumulative radiation dose (measured in µSv) data at each level will be collected

    Measured: During Cardiac Catheterization

  2. Normalized Dose

    The second primary endpoint is Normalized dose, measured by dividing cumulative dose by dose area product (CD/DAP) and entered into query sheet then logged into an Excel spreadsheet.

    Measured: During Cardiac Catheterization

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Dose Area product (DAP)

    Dose area product (DAP) is a quantity used in assessing the radiation risk from diagnostic X-ray examinations and interventional procedures. It is defined as the absorbed dose multiplied by the area irradiated, expressed in gray-centimetres squared.

    Measured: During Cardiac Catheterization

  2. Flouroscopy time

    Duration of flouroscopy also known as duration of radiation

    Measured: During Cardiac Catheterization

  3. mGy

    mGy is the unit of absorbed radiation dose

    Measured: During Cardiac Catheterization

  4. Subclavian tortuosity (Yes/no)

    The anatomic complexity in subclavian artery which causes difficulty in performing cardiac catheterization through radial access.

    Measured: During Cardiac Catheterization

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Apr 2023
  2. Study start10 Nov 2022
  3. Primary completion23 Feb 2024
  4. Study completion23 Feb 2024

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
534 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05833516
Sponsor's protocol ID
#2022-05-19
Acronym
HARRA
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
17 Apr 2023
Last updated
19 Mar 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: Pending decision of research committee and any request generated to share data.

Publications

  • Sciahbasi A, Romagnoli E, Burzotta F, Trani C, Sarandrea A, Summaria F, Pendenza G, Tommasino A, Patrizi R, Mazzari M, Mongiardo R, Lioy E. Transradial approach (left vs right) and procedural times during percutaneous coronary procedures: TALENT study. Am Heart J. 2011 Jan;161(1):172-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.10.003.

    PubMed 21167351
  • Dominici M, Diletti R, Milici C, Bock C, Placanica A, D'Alessandro G, Arrivi A, Italiani M, Buono E, Boschetti E. Operator exposure to x-ray in left and right radial access during percutaneous coronary procedures: OPERA randomised study. Heart. 2013 Apr;99(7):480-4. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302895. Epub 2013 Jan 23.

    PubMed 23343690
  • Kado H, Patel AM, Suryadevara S, Zenni MM, Box LC, Angiolillo DJ, Bass TA, Guzman LA. Operator radiation exposure and physical discomfort during a right versus left radial approach for coronary interventions: a randomized evaluation. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Jul;7(7):810-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.11.026. Epub 2014 Jun 18.

    PubMed 24954573
  • Sciahbasi A, Frigoli E, Sarandrea A, Calabro P, Rubartelli P, Cortese B, Tomassini F, Zavalloni D, Tebaldi M, Calabria P, Rigattieri S, Zingarelli A, Sardella G, Lupi A, Rothenbuhler M, Heg D, Valgimigli M. Determinants of radiation dose during right transradial access: Insights from the RAD-MATRIX study. Am Heart J. 2018 Feb;196:113-118. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.10.014. Epub 2017 Oct 28.

    PubMed 29421003
  • Sciahbasi A, Frigoli E, Sarandrea A, Rothenbuhler M, Calabro P, Lupi A, Tomassini F, Cortese B, Rigattieri S, Cerrato E, Zavalloni D, Zingarelli A, Calabria P, Rubartelli P, Sardella G, Tebaldi M, Windecker S, Juni P, Heg D, Valgimigli M. Radiation Exposure and Vascular Access in Acute Coronary Syndromes: The RAD-Matrix Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 23;69(20):2530-2537. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.018. Epub 2017 Mar 18.

    PubMed 28330794
  • De Rosa S, Torella D, Caiazzo G, Giampa S, Indolfi C. Left radial access for percutaneous coronary procedures: from neglected to performer? A meta-analysis of 14 studies including 7,603 procedures. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Jan 15;171(1):66-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.046. Epub 2013 Nov 23.

    PubMed 24331866
  • Bull JP. Trauma audit. Arch Emerg Med. 1989 Dec;6(4):288-9. doi: 10.1136/emj.6.4.288-b. No abstract available.

    PubMed 2610809
  • Pancholy SB, Joshi P, Shah S, Rao SV, Bertrand OF, Patel TM. Effect of Vascular Access Site Choice on Radiation Exposure During Coronary Angiography: The REVERE Trial (Randomized Evaluation of Vascular Entry Site and Radiation Exposure). JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Aug 17;8(9):1189-1196. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.03.026. Epub 2015 Jul 22.

    PubMed 26210808
  • Fu Q, Hu H, Wang D, Chen W, Tan Z, Li Q, Chen B. Randomized comparative study of left versus right radial approach in the setting of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Clin Interv Aging. 2015 Jun 24;10:1003-8. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S81568. eCollection 2015.

    PubMed 26150704
  • Casazza R, Malik B, Hashmi A, Fogel J, Montagna E, Frankel R, Borgen E, Ayzenberg S, Friedman M, Moskovits N, Verma S, Meng J, Chang N, Huang Y, Rodriguez C, Chera HH, Raj S, Chaterjee S, Gibson D, Palacios A, Agarwal C, Nene MV, Shani J. Operator Radiation Exposure Comparing the Left Radial Artery Approach and a Uniform Hyper-Adducted Right Radial Artery Approach: The HARRA Study. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Apr;18(4):e014602. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014602. Epub 2025 Mar 19.

    PubMed 40104858

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Radiation Exposure, run by Maimonides Medical Center 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 4 inclusion and 2 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 19 Mar 2025. 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.

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?

Operator radiation exposure (time frame: During Cardiac Catheterization). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05833516, which also lists 10 linked publications.

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 19 Mar 2025.

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