Haemodialysis Access and their Vibration and Sound Evaluation (HAVSE): assessing the vascular access (AV fistula) of kidney failure patients on haemodialysis using a simple skin sensor compared to formal Doppler examination or clinical examinatio

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD); Vascular access; Renal and Urogenital - Kidney disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000281190
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Perth Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 6 March 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 114

Inclusion Criteria

Patient has an AVF located anywhere on the forearm or upper arm, plus.

ESKD patients on regular dialysis, or

Pre-dialysis patients with newly-formed unused fistula

Exclusion Criteria

Those with:
-Previous procedures in the same limb
-Infection
-Pseudoaneurysms
-Movement in the arm i.e. Parkinson’s
-Cuts/rashes or other skin abnormalities
- Prosthetic AV fistulae

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sensitivity and specificity of accelerometer spectral changes vs concurrent Doppler flow rates for the diagnosis of failing and well-functioning AV fistulae<br>[Each patient's AV fistula will be assessed once by accelerometer (at time of dialysis) and compared to a concurrent formal Doppler examination]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
one[None]