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Treatment of Infected Dialysis Catheters With Fiber Optic Ultraviolet Light

NCT02899780 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-10-30

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Summary

This study is a first-in-man clinical trial using fiber optically delivered ultraviolet light for reducing viable bacteria within indwelling tunneled dialysis catheters.

Conditions

  • Catheter-Related Infections

Interventions

DEVICE

Ultraviolet light emitting optical fiber

A ultraviolet light emitting optical fiber will be threaded through the existing catheter and withdrawn.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Maryland

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ultraviolet Interventions

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Nabeel Akhter, MD · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-11
Primary Completion
2018-05-10
Completion
2018-05-10
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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