Comparison of end-to-side vs side-to-side arteriovenous fistula formation in chronic renal failure patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patients that required the creation of an autogenous elbow arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as permanent access for chronic hemodialysis sessions; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN62033470
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona

Brief Summary

2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31060450 (added 05/09/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-31
• Study Completion: 2018-03-15
• Last Update Posted: 7 October 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 133

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients (more than 18 years of age)
2. Underwent new autogenous elbow arteriovenous fístulae as permanent vascular access for hemodialysis in the participating study centers
3. Primary accesses in this location (elbow)
4. In pre-dialysis or already under dialysis treatment
5. Understand this study
6. Able to come to control visits

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with previous native or prosthetic arteriovenous fistulae in the same elbow or proximally (previous distal wrist fistulas are allowed)
2. Previous history of ipsilateral deep vein thrombosis
3. Patients requiring prosthetic arteriovenous access
4. Patients that do not accept to participate in the study or refuse to come to control visits

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified