NCT01510353

Effect of a Real Time Radiation Monitoring Device on Radiation Exposure During Cardiac Catheterization

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 505 (actual)
• Sponsor: North Texas Veterans Healthcare System · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of using a real time radiation exposure monitoring device on the patient and operator radiation exposure during cardiac catheterization. The hypothesis of the study is that use of a real time radiation exposure monitoring device during cardiac catheterization will decrease both patient and operator radiation exposure compared to no use of the monitoring device.

Conditions

• Radiation Monitoring
• Radiation Protection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Radiation monitoring device	Radiation monitoring device (Bleeper Sv, Vertec Scientific Ltd, Berkshire, UK) that provides real-time auditory feedback on radiation exposure during cardiac catheterization

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• Completion: 2014-05-01
• First posted: 2012-01-16
• Last updated: 2014-07-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States