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Bicarbonate vs Heparin Catheter Lock in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Phase 4
Conditions
Vascular Access Complication
Catheter Complications
Hemodialysis Access Failure
End Stage Renal Disease
Hemodialysis Catheter Infection
Interventions
Drug: Sodium Bicarbonate 7.5% Injection
Registration Number
NCT04054128
Lead Sponsor
Hospital General "Dr. Miguel Silva" de Morelia
Brief Summary

Prospective clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of catheter lock with bicarbonate vs heparin in chronic hemodialysis patients. Two groups will be created, sodium bicarbonate lock group (experimental group) and heparin lock group (control group). Catheter pressures, flow, patency and infection outcomes will be compare between groups at different time points (30, 60 and 90 days).

Detailed Description

A prospective, randomized, clinical, open-label trial at Hospital General "Dr. Miguel Silva" de Morelia, Mexico.

The study period will be between august 16, 2019 to November 16, 2019. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of catheter lock with bicarbonate vs heparin in chronic hemodialysis patients. Primary outcome will be catheter function. Secondary outcomes will be Infectious complications, thrombotic complications, and frequency of adverse effects between groups.

All patients provided written informed consent before enrollment. The trial protocol was approved by Hospital General "Dr. Miguel Silva" Internal Review Board, register number 17-CI-16053153, and Research \& Ethics committee, with register number 16-CEI-004-20161212, Study registry # 479/01/9.

Patients between 18-65 years old, incident or prevalent chronic hemodialysis, with 1 month of clinical stability and with temporal catheter as vascular access for hemodialysis are eligible. A total of 60 patients will be included in the study. All patients will be randomly assigned into one of two groups: SBCL (n=30), intervention group and HCL (n=30), as control group.

Before each hemodialysis treatment, catheters and connections will be inspected for leaks, evidence of damage, exit-site infection and tunnel infection. Intraluminal SBCL or HCL solution will be removed before connecting the hemodialysis catheter to a dialysis machine prior to any treatment.

During each treatment, patients will be prescribed and monitored for complications and standard treatment will be provided to every patient. After each treatment, blood will be rinsed from dialysis lines with 0.9% saline solution back to the patient. Upon the conclusion of treatment, all catheters will be flushed with 10 mL 0.9% saline solution per blood line respectively, after saline flush, catheter lock will be prescribed; SBCL group with 7.5% sodium bicarbonate solution, at a dose of 2 milliliters per lumen, and HCL group with sodium heparin at a concentration of 1000 units per milliliter, at a dose of 2 milliliters per lumen. Catheter exit site dressing changes occurred after each HD treatment.

Niagra 13.5 French/20 cm non tunneled catheter will be the standard vascular access. All central venous catheters will be inserted by an expert operator under strict aseptic protocol. Catheter care will be performed by trained dialysis staff. At the end of dialysis, all catheters will be flushed and locked with the respectively arm solution.

Function assessment will be based on both, pressure and flow measurements on arterial line, as well as measurements of arterial and venous line pressures and flow during hemodialysis sessions. Infectious and thrombotic complications will be assessed as defined.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients who accept participation and sign informed consent.
  • Incident or prevalent chronic hemodialysis patients who receive at least 2 sessions per week with 1 month of clinical stability defined as: no hospitalizations, no vascular access infections, no changes in blood flow prescription due to vascular access dysfunction.
  • Patients with temporal catheter (Niagra 13.5 French/20 cm length, BARD Access System, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) as vascular access for hemodialysis.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Catheter dysfunction at baseline
  • On anticoagulation therapy
  • Patients with known coagulopathy or hemophilia
  • Patients with Child-Pugh B or C liver failure
  • Patients with thrombocytopenia less than 100,000 u / L
  • Patients with central vessel stenosis and vena cava syndrome, previously documented.
  • Patients with vascular access exhaustion.
  • Patients who have undergone more than 2 vascular approaches for hemodialysis catheters.
  • Patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Heparin catheter lock group (HCL)Heparin Sodium, 1000 Units/mL Injectable Solution 1Chronic hemodialysis patients with a catheter as a vascular access, will be lock with heparin, 1000 Units/mL injectable solution
Sodium bicarbonate catheter lock group (SBCL)Sodium Bicarbonate 7.5% InjectionChronic hemodialysis patients with a catheter as a vascular access, will be lock with sodium bicarbonate 7.5% Injection.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Arterial line pressure at fixed blood flow in sodium bicarbonate lock versus heparin lock catheters in chronic hemodialysis patients90 days

Arterial line pressure\[mmHg\] at 300 mL/min blood flow will be compared between sodium bicarbonate lock and heparin lock in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence rate of catheter related bloodstream infection90 days

Catheter related bloodstream infection rate (events per 100 days/catheter) will be compare between sodium bicarbonate lock versus heparin lock in chronic hemodialysis patients

Incidence rate of catheter thrombosis90 days

Catheter thrombosis rate (events per 100 days/catheter) will be compare between sodium bicarbonate lock versus heparin lock in chronic hemodialysis patients

Adverse events incidence90 days

To compare the frequency of hemorrhagic event, anaphylaxis, hypernatremia or death between sodium bicarbonate lock vs heparin lock in chronic hemodialysis patients

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital General "Dr. Miguel Silva" de Morelia

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Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico

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