A randomised controlled trial comparing taurolidine-citrate with heparin for locking tunnelled haemodialysis catheters
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Renal Failure requiring treatment with regular haemodialysisUrological and Genital Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13630682
- Lead Sponsor
- orth Glasgow University NHS Division (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 164
Inclusion Criteria
1. Chronic renal failure requiring haemodialysis
2. Patients undergoing tunnelled haemodialysis catheter insertion
Exclusion Criteria
1. Aged under 16 years
2. Known intolerance to heparin or taurolidine-citrate
3. Patients receiving antibiotic treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rates of catheter-related bacteraemia
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Rates of catheter occlusion<br>2. Mortality rate<br>3. Exit-site infection rates<br>4. Epoietin requirements<br>5. Hospitalisation<br>6. Haemodialysis adequacy