Role of antibiotic line locks in the prevention of tunnelled haemodialysis catheter infection: a double blind randomised controlled trial

Completed

• Conditions: Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning: Haemodialysis catheter infection; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

• Registration Number: ISRCTN93619348
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 18 and above, stratified according to their diabetic status, requiring the insertion of a new tunnelled haemodyalisis catheter.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Antibiotics for longer than 2 weeks
2. Pregnancy or planned pregnancy
3. Pregnancy
4. Allergy to vancomycin or gemtamicin
5. History of heparin induced thrombocytopaenia

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified