Status:

COMPLETED

Vascular Protective Effect of Rosuvastatin in Arteriovenous Fistula

Lead Sponsor:

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Conditions:

End-stage Kidney Disease

Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Background Arteriovenous (AV) fistula is the most common vascular access for long-term hemodialysis in the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. About 25% of these patients are diabetes mellitus. H...

Detailed Description

Background In Taiwan, diabetic nephropathy is the second most common cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), but diabetic patients engender 12% more expense for care of dialysis than non-diabetic pat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with diabetes mellitus (postprandial blood sugar \>140 mg/dl)
  • Patients with end-stage kidney disease and is proposed to undertake chronic hemodialysis
  • Patients of age 18-65 years
  • The fistula is constructed in the forearm (radiocephalic fistula).

Exclusion

  • Preoperative blood sugar level \>250 mg/dl or most recent HbA1c \>10%
  • Recent treatment with statins within 2 weeks before evaluation for clinical trial
  • Advanced liver disease
  • Chronic alcoholism
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Coronary disease which require permanent statin therapy
  • Malignancy or hematologic disorder
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Past history of creation of AV fistula
  • Scheduled for general anesthesia
  • Emergent operation
  • peripheral arterial occlusion disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01863914

Start Date

November 1 2012

End Date

January 31 2019

Last Update

February 19 2019

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National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Tainan, Taiwan, 704