Status:

COMPLETED

Access Creation for Hemodialysis: Association With Structural Changes of the Heart

Lead Sponsor:

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Kidney Foundation of Canada

Conditions:

Arteriovenous Fistula

Arteriovenous Graft

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the creation of a fistula or a graft plays a role in the development of heart disease for patients undergoing hemodialysis

Detailed Description

Patients with end stage renal disease are at 18-20 times greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease as the general population. Both traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 1)Hemodialysis 2)high risk for heart failure (DM, age\>50, and/or systolic dysfunction) 3) first arteriovenous fistula/graft 4) informed consent 5) technically adequate echocardiogram 6) stable hgb(\>100) 7) stable mineral metabolism (normal calcium, phosphate \<2.1mmol/L, PTH\>50pmol/L)

Exclusion

  • 1)Expected survival \<1 year 2) Expected to get a living donor transplant in one year 3)primary access failure 4) ARF

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2002

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00368147

Start Date

April 1 2002

End Date

February 1 2007

Last Update

November 13 2023

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University Heatlh Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4