Nurse vs Physician Artery Cannulation

NCT07489859 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ARTEDU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 560
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This prospective controlled clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness and safety of radial artery cannulation using the Seldinger technique under ultrasound guidance when performed by two different operator groups: experienced physicians and trained registered nurses. The study aims to determine whether a structured, competency-based training program enables nurses without prior experience in arterial cannulation to achieve comparable outcomes to physicians in terms of first-attempt success rate, procedural efficiency, and complication rates.

Conditions

Educational Problems; Catheterization; Education Nursing; Simulation Based Medical Education

Keywords

education; nurse competency; arterial catheterization; seldinger method; competency based education; simulation based medical education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• First successful attempt

  Number of first successful attempt

  From the first puncture of the patient's skin until the end of catheterization for maximum time of 20 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Time to complete catheterization

  From the first puncture of the patient's skin until the end of catheterization for maximum time of 20 minutes

• Complication rate

  From the first puncture of the patient's skin until the extraction of the catheter for maximum time of 7 days

Study Arms (2)

Nurse

EXPERIMENTAL

Cannulation of a radial artery is done by nurse.

Procedure: Radial artery catheterization done by nurse

Physician

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Cannulation of a radial artery is done by physician.

Procedure: Radial artery catheterization done by physician

Interventions

Radial artery catheterization done by nurse PROCEDURE

Cannulation of a radial artery using Seldinger method by nurse.

Nurse

Radial artery catheterization done by physician PROCEDURE

Cannulation of a radial artery using Seldinger method by physician.

Physician

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Nurse with successful completion of the predefined radial artery catheterization educational module
• Czech board certified anaesthesiologist with obtained competency for radial artery catheterization.

You may not qualify if:

• Absence of competency for radial artery catheterization.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Masarykova Nemocnice v Usti nad Labem, Krajska Zdravotni a.s.: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: deputy for science and research

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 18, 2026
• First Posted: March 24, 2026
• Study Start: May 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2028
• Last Updated: March 31, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
• Time Frame: The data will be available after publishing the study. The data will be available for 10 years.
• Access Criteria: Data will be accessible publicly in university data repository.