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Port Will be Flushed Every 3 Months Instead of Every 4-6 Wks, as Recommended by Port Manufacturer.

NCT01047644 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 87

Last updated 2021-07-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of port (PAC) flushes every 3 months rather than every four to six weeks.

It is routine practice to flush ports every four to six weeks, according to the manufacturer's recommendations, using salt solution followed heparin if needed. This study examines the effectiveness of port flushes at an alternative interval of 3 months, reducing the number of visits to the health-care provider.

Conditions

  • Complication of Catheter

Interventions

OTHER

Reduced port-flush schedule

3-month port-flushing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • James Graham Brown Cancer Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Louisville

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Goetz H Kloecker, MD · James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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