Status:

COMPLETED

Antibiotic Lock Solutions in the Prevention of Catheter Related Bacteremia

Lead Sponsor:

Henry Ford Health System

Conditions:

ESRD

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To study the efficacy of an antibacterial/anticoagulant solution instilled into the hemodialysis (HD) catheters after each treatment ("antibiotic lock solution - ALS") to prevent catheter related bact...

Detailed Description

Scope of the problem. A large number of hemodialysis patients in this country rely on indwelling tunneled and non-tunneled catheters as vascular access for hemodialysis even though the K/DOQI guidelin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ESRD patients with tunnelled catheters

Exclusion

  • patients on IV abx for infections, patients who have AV graft, AV fistulas

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

May 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00294502

Start Date

September 1 2003

End Date

May 1 2004

Last Update

February 22 2006

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Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202

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