Radiological versus surgical implantation of catheter for peritoneal dialysis in the management of life-threatening end-stage kidney disease

Completed

• Conditions: End-stage kidney disease (ESKD); Urological and Genital Diseases; Kidney disease

• Registration Number: ISRCTN92892834
• Lead Sponsor: Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB) (New Zealand)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06-10
• Last Update Posted: 28 November 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 113

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants were recruited from the outpatient clinic within the Counties Manukau District Health Board, South Auckland, New Zealand. Participants with severe or end-stage kidney disease were approached to participate in the study if they were offered and accepted PD as their renal replacement modality.
2. Individuals were eligible if they were over 18 years and suitable for both laparoscopic and radiological PD catheter insertion

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe obesity body mass index (BMI) > 35
2. Previous abdominal surgery or a history consistent with adhesions, severe medical co-morbidity precluding general anaesthesia, bleeding diatheses or anticoagulation
3. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
4. Ongoing corticosteroid or immunosuppressant use
5. Severe psychiatric disease
6. Definite plans for live-donor kidney transplantation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified