Status:

COMPLETED

Cloxacillin as Prevention of Double Lumen Infection in Hemodialysis Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Conditions:

Double Lumen Infection

Hemodialysis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether cloxacillin lock is effective in prevention of double lumen infection.

Detailed Description

Double lumen infection is one of the causes of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. Many strategies used to prevent it and one of them is antibiotic lock. Thus we select chronic hemodialy...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • hemodialysis for 3 months
  • at least 2 time dialysis/week

Exclusion

  • active infection
  • acute renal failure

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00885300

Start Date

January 1 2008

End Date

September 1 2008

Last Update

April 21 2009

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Shiraz University Hemodialysis Center

Shiraz, Fars, Iran, o98-711