# Ultrasound-guided Versus Direct Palpation Radial Artery Catheter Insertion Among Cardiac Anesthesiologists

> **NCT02118441** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of British Columbia** · enrollment: 129 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Time to Insertion of Radial Artery Cannulation

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Ultrasound-guided Radial Artery Catheter Insertion
- **DEVICE:** Direct Palpation-guided Radial Artery Catheter insertion

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02118441
- **Lead sponsor:** University of British Columbia
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-08
- **Primary completion:** 2014-05
- **Final completion:** 2014-05
- **Target enrollment:** 129 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2015-05-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02118441

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02118441, "Ultrasound-guided Versus Direct Palpation Radial Artery Catheter Insertion Among Cardiac Anesthesiologists". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02118441. Licensed CC0.

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