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Transradial Celiac Artery Angiography in Obese Patients: Feasibility and Safety

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Study Aim

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and safety of performing a transradial celiac artery angiography in obese individuals, with the main focus on the success rate of these selective angiographies.

What is being tested

Transradial celiac artery angiography

Procedure
Who is being recruted

Body Weight+5

+ Nutrition Disorders

+ Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Over 18 Years
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How is the trial designed

Other Study

Interventional
Study Start: February 2018
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Summary

Principal SponsorLaval University
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: February 9, 2018

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study focuses on obese patients who undergo catheterization at IUCPQ-UL. Research suggests that embolization of the left gastric artery could lead to significant weight loss. However, catheterization using the femoral artery in obese patients can increase the risk of vascular complications and bleeding. The study aims to explore a safer and more effective method by using the radial artery for catheterization, specifically targeting the celiac and left gastric arteries. This is important as it could potentially improve the safety and effectiveness of catheterization procedures for obese patients. The study is designed as a pilot study at the Quebec Heart & Lung Institute. Participants will undergo transradial angiography of the celiac artery and left gastric artery. This procedure involves inserting a small tube into the radial artery in the wrist, guiding it to the celiac artery, and injecting a special dye to make the artery visible on X-ray. The primary goal is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of this approach by measuring the percentage of successful selective angiographies of the celiac artery. The study also aims to observe variations in the anatomy of the celiac artery and the left gastric artery.

Official TitleTransradial Selective Catheterization of the Celiac Artery in Obese Patients: A Pilot Study
NCT03434665
Principal SponsorLaval University
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Protocol

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Design Details

54 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Other Study

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Eligibility

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Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Body WeightNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesObesitySigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsOvernutritionOverweight

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing coronary angiography with a BMI \>30 kg/m² will be eligible. Exclusion Criteria: * Kidney disease defined by a glomerular filtration rate less than 60 ml/min/m² according to the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula; * Previous gastric or bariatric surgery; * Emergency coronary procedure. Furthermore, the procedure will be cancelled if one of the following criteria are met during the coronary angiography: * Contrast volume \>250 ml; * Radiation dose \>180 Gy.cm² as assessed by the dose area product (DAP).

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Transradial celiac artery angiography

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

Quebec Heart & Lung Institute (IUCPQ-UL)

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CompletedOne Study Center