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NCT Number: NCT01189188

Ultrasound Guidance for Radial Arterial Blood Sampling

The investigators aim to determine if ultrasound guidance results in improved technique when drawing blood via a radial artery puncture.

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Key information

Conditions

Radial Artery Ultrasonography

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

Nîmes, 30029, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • The subject has signed consent
  • The subject is affiliated with a social security system
  • Health status necessitates an arterial blood sample for diagnostic, prognostic or therapeutic reasons

Exclusion criteria

  • The subject is participating in another study
  • The subject is in a study exclusion period determined by a previous study
  • The subject is under guardianship
  • The subject refuses to sign consent
  • Impossible to correctly inform the patient
  • The patient is pregnant, breastfeeding, or parturient
  • Allergies to one or more of the following: methyl, propylbenzoate, propylene glycol, chlorhexidine gluconate
  • Contraindication for an arterial puncture (at the radial artery)
  • Cardio-respiratory arrest

Treatment and study plan

Artery puncture with ultrasound guidance

Procedure

Ultrasound device will be used to locate artery for puncture.

Artery puncture without ultrasound guidance

Procedure

Blood drawn from radial artery according to conventional procedure, without ultrasound guidance.

Primary outcomes

  1. Is only one puncture attempt necessary to attain the radial artery? yes/no

    Time frame: maximum two hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. The number of puncture attempts required to attain the radial artery

    Time frame: maximum two hous

  2. Visual Analog Scale score for pain felt by the patient (0.0 to 10.0)

    Time frame: Maximum two hours

  3. Visual Analog Scale score for patient satisfaction (0.0 to 10.0)

    Time frame: Maximum two hours

  4. Visual Analog Scale score for health professional satisfaction (0.0 to 10.)

    Time frame: Maximum two hours

  5. Presence / absence of a hematoma at the site of puncture

    Time frame: two hours

  6. Presence / absence of other complications

    Time frame: Two hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Aug 26, 2010
Registry last updated
Nov 17, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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