Trial Outcomes & Findings for Product Evaluation for the Effectiveness of the ClearGuard™ HD End Cap (NCT NCT02604264)

NCT ID: NCT02604264

Last Updated: 2018-09-11

Results Overview

This was calculated by dividing the cumulative number of PBCs by cumulative time at-risk as follows. The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Center for Disease Control (CDC) 21-day outpatient hemodialysis patient rule is as follows: A PBC is considered a new event and counted only if it occurred 21 days or more after a previously reported PBC in the same patient; new PBC events are based on blood cultures drawn as an outpatient or within one calendar day after a hospital admission. Following a PBC additional same-type events were counted beginning 21 days following the initial event; the CVC-days were counted during this period. The CVC-days were calculated by summing the number of days each patient was at-risk of accruing a PBC. This analysis included all subjects that participated in the study that were not otherwise censored to more accurately count CVC-days.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

2912 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Up to 12 months

Results posted on

2018-09-11

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Treatment
ClearGuard HD end cap: The ClearGuard HD End Cap elutes chlorhexidine acetate into the hemodialysis catheter hub
Control
Standard hemodialysis end cap
Run-In
STARTED
618
611
Run-In
COMPLETED
618
611
Run-In
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
Intervention
STARTED
1445
1467
Intervention
COMPLETED
1245
1225
Intervention
NOT COMPLETED
200
242

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Treatment
ClearGuard HD end cap: The ClearGuard HD End Cap elutes chlorhexidine acetate into the hemodialysis catheter hub
Control
Standard hemodialysis end cap
Intervention
Didn't use CVC for at least 21 days
200
242

Baseline Characteristics

Product Evaluation for the Effectiveness of the ClearGuard™ HD End Cap

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Treatment
n=1245 Participants
ClearGuard HD end cap: The ClearGuard HD End Cap elutes chlorhexidine acetate into the hemodialysis catheter hub
Control
n=1225 Participants
Standard hemodialysis end cap
Total
n=2470 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
61.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.1 • n=99 Participants
60.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.1 • n=107 Participants
61.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.1 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
591 Participants
n=99 Participants
559 Participants
n=107 Participants
1150 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
654 Participants
n=99 Participants
666 Participants
n=107 Participants
1320 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
n=99 Participants
24 Participants
n=107 Participants
25 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
13 Participants
n=99 Participants
12 Participants
n=107 Participants
25 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
3 Participants
n=99 Participants
4 Participants
n=107 Participants
7 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
566 Participants
n=99 Participants
495 Participants
n=107 Participants
1061 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
609 Participants
n=99 Participants
631 Participants
n=107 Participants
1240 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
53 Participants
n=99 Participants
59 Participants
n=107 Participants
112 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
1245 Participants
n=99 Participants
1225 Participants
n=107 Participants
2470 Participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 12 months

This was calculated by dividing the cumulative number of PBCs by cumulative time at-risk as follows. The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Center for Disease Control (CDC) 21-day outpatient hemodialysis patient rule is as follows: A PBC is considered a new event and counted only if it occurred 21 days or more after a previously reported PBC in the same patient; new PBC events are based on blood cultures drawn as an outpatient or within one calendar day after a hospital admission. Following a PBC additional same-type events were counted beginning 21 days following the initial event; the CVC-days were counted during this period. The CVC-days were calculated by summing the number of days each patient was at-risk of accruing a PBC. This analysis included all subjects that participated in the study that were not otherwise censored to more accurately count CVC-days.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Treatment
n=1245 Participants
ClearGuard HD end cap: The ClearGuard HD End Cap elutes chlorhexidine acetate into the hemodialysis catheter hub
Control
n=1225 Participants
Standard hemodialysis end cap
Positive Blood Cultures (PBCs) Per 1,000 Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-Days
0.26 PBCs per 1,000 CVC-days
0.59 PBCs per 1,000 CVC-days

Adverse Events

Treatment

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 134 deaths

Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 127 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Jeffrey L. Hymes, MD

Fresenius Medical Care North America

Phone: 615-567-4821

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place