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CompletedNCT03389503COMPARE-RadUpdated Jan 3, 2018

Comparison of Left and Right Transradial Approach for CAG and PCI

An interventional study of Radial approach in Coronary Artery Disease, Stable Angina and Unstable Angina, sponsored by Wonju Severance Christian Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-01-03.

Sponsored by Wonju Severance Christian Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 9 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2017, registered Dec 2017).

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
322
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 361 studies in Coronary Artery Disease with a site in Korea, Republic of — 81 open to participants now, 103 under way, 2 of them phase 3. Coronary Artery Disease · Korea, Republic of.

Enrollment
118th of 208
322 · median 472
Started
2017
with 17 others
No phase
91 of 361
32 open now
Registered
208th of 361
by date

Among the 361 studies in Coronary Artery Disease with a site in Korea, Republic of, this one is the 118th largest by enrollment of the 208 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 18 that started in 2017, is one of 91 with no phase, and was the 208th registered.

Coronary Artery Disease

4,861 studies on the registry are indexed under Coronary Artery Disease; 892 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

81 of the 361 studies in Coronary Artery Disease with a site in Korea, Republic of are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 588 Coronary Artery Disease studies recruiting now, 403 (69%) set no upper age limit and 68 (12%) stop at 75 or younger; 38 take children under 18; 47 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 100 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

This trial will compare the procedural success rate between right and left radial approach in patients undergoing coronary angiography and coronary intervention.

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The three operators who are proficient in the left radial approach for coronary angiography and coronary intervention will be assigned to the right radial approach for 3 months (phase 1). After then, these three operators will switch approach site to the left radial for another 3 months (phase 2).

Procedural success, time of the procedure, use of contrast agent, and fluoroscopic data will be compared between right radial approach (phase 1) group and left radial approach (phase 2).

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Conditions studied

  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Stable Angina
  • Unstable Angina
  • Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  • ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  • Ischemic Heart Disease Without Angina

Keywords

  • Access site
  • Transradial access
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Learning curve
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects undergoing coronary angiography via radial approach
  • Subjects undergoing coronary intervention via radial approach
  • Subjects give written

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects undergoing procedure(s) other than coronary angiography or intervention
  • Subjects with of radial approach (i.e, non-palpable radial pulsation, abnormal Allen's test, known radial artery tortuosity or occlusion, arteriovenous fistula for dialysis)
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
322 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Right radial approach

    Right radial approach for coronary angiography and coronary intervention

    Procedure: Radial approach

  • Active comparator
    Left radial approach

    Left radial approach for coronary angiography and coronary intervention

    Procedure: Radial approach

Interventions

  • ProcedureRadial approach

    Approach site for coronary angiography and coronary intervention

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Procedural success

    Finishing coronary angiography/intervention without changing approach site

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

Secondary outcomes

  1. Puncture time

    Duration from the start of local anesthesia infiltration to the insertion of sheath

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

  2. Coronary angiography time

    Duration from the insertion of sheath to the end of coronary angiography

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

  3. Puncture + Coronary angiography time

    Sum of puncture time and coronary angiography time

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

  4. Coronary intervention time

    Duration from the end of coronary angiography to the end of coronary intervention

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

  5. Contrast amount during coronary angiography

    Amount of contrast agent used during coronary angiography

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

  6. Contrast amount during coronary intervention

    Amount of contrast agent used during coronary intervention

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

  7. Fluoroscopic dose, dose area product during coronary angiography

    Dose area product during coronary angiography

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

  8. Fluoroscopic dose, dose area product during coronary intervention

    Dose area product during coronary intervention

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

  9. Fluoroscopic time during coronary angiography

    Fluoroscopic time during coronary angiography

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

  10. Fluoroscopic time during coronary intervention

    Fluoroscopic time during coronary intervention

    Time frame: At the end of procedure

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Study locations

1 site
  • Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
    Wonju, Gangwon 26426, Korea, Republic of
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Mar 2017 to primary completion in Sep 2017, 5 months.

Of 753 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Coronary Artery Disease, half reached primary completion within 33 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 53. This study's 5 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 930 studies reached it within 30 months; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 50.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 27, 2017
First posted
Jan 3, 2018
StartActual
Mar 8, 2017
Primary completionActual
Sep 7, 2017
CompletionActual
Sep 7, 2017
Last update
Jan 3, 2018
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 3, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03389503
Lead sponsor
Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Responsible party
Young Jin Youn (Assistant professor, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 3, 2018
Start date
Mar 8, 2017
Primary completion
Sep 7, 2017
Completion
Sep 7, 2017
Last update
Jan 3, 2018

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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