Access Arteriovenous Grafts (AVGs) vs Tunnelled Central Venous Catheters (TCVCs)

Completed

• Conditions: End stage renal disease requiring urgent vascular access for haemodialysis; Urological and Genital Diseases; Chronic kidney disease, stage 5

• Registration Number: ISRCTN80588541
• Lead Sponsor: HS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (UK)

Brief Summary

1. 2015 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885054 2. 2016 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27032450

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-05-27
• Study Completion: 2015-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 November 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 118

Inclusion Criteria

1. All adult patients 18 years or older with end stage renal disease requiring urgent access to permit haemodialysis.
2. Both patients new to dialysis and those with long-term TCVCs who require new access for haemodialysis will be eligible for inclusion in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Significant cardiorespiratory co-morbidities
2. Significant systemic sepsis
3. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
4. Lack of capacity or inability to provide informed consent
5. Declines participation in the study
6. Claustrophobia or severe back pain (MRI end-points only)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified