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A Study of Routine Versus Selective Use of Ultrasound Scanning Prior to Haemodialysis Fistula Surgery

NCT01004627 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 98

Last updated 2019-07-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Dialysis patients have their blood filtered by a machine as their kidneys no longer work. To get blood in and out of these patients it is possible to perform a surgical procedure to increase to size and durability of a vein in the arm to allow repeated needle insertion. This enlarged vein is called a fistula. There is some evidence that ultrasound scanning the blood vessels in the arm before surgery can improve the chances of a successful procedure. The investigators aim to test whether scanning all patients is better than scanning only those who are difficult to assess by physical examination alone.

Conditions

  • End Stage Renal Failure
  • Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Arterial and venous duplex ultrasound examination

Ultrasound mapping of all blood vessels in the upper limb of interest

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Hull

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Ian C Chetter, MBChB FRCS MD · Hull University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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