UnknownPhase 4

Local Anesthesia in Radial Catheterization

Greece444 participantsStarted 2015-01-10

Plain-language summary

A randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of EMLA cream (lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5% in a ratio of 1:1 by weight) in comparison to the established local anesthesia (LA) protocol of lidocaine subcutaneous injection, in providing adequate peri-operative local anesthesia during transradial coronary angiography.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 90 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * referral for elective diagnostic coronary angiography Exclusion Criteria: * acute coronary syndrome, previous ipsilateral transradial approach, Raynaud's syndrome, abnormal renal function with or without need for hemodialysis, known history of sensitivity to local anesthetics, non-palpable radial pulse, abnormal Barbeau's test and patient's refusal.

What they're measuring

Visual Analog Scale of Pain Perception during sheath insertion

Timeframe: During artery puncture

Visual Analog Scale of Pain Perception after sheath removal

Timeframe: 30 minutes after sheath removal

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03072394

SponsorHippocration General Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-11-20

Contact for this trial

George Latsios, MD PhD

glatsios@gmail.com

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