Comparison of High-Flow Hemodialysis Catheters Placed From the Left Internal Jugular Vein(R12-022)

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis (Diagnosis)

In brief

The patient population for this study is individuals requiring high-flow polyurethane tunneled dialysis catheters (TDC) for hemodialysis access. The primary objective of this study is to compare outcomes of participants who undergo left internal jugular placement of a split-tip versus a step-tip versus symmetric tip catheter. This study will review and compare the complication rate and function of the three catheter designs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03523260

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

0

Starts

2013-08-27

Expected to finish

2020-01-22

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-10

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Willing and able to provide a written informed consent
• 19 years or older
• Hemodialysis patient needing high-flow polyurethane tunneled dialysis catheter placement via the left internal jugular vein.
• Patent left internal jugular vein.
• Able to read and understand English.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous enrollment in this trial
• Patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
• Prisoners or incarcerated individuals
• Women who are pregnant
• Patients in whom the left internal jugular vein is occluded or catheter placement is otherwise contraindicated

Where it is running

• University of Akabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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