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Safety of Extending The Routine Flushing Of Implanted Port Devices From 4 Weeks To 12

NCT05454189 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2026-05-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Implanted port devices (IPD) play an essential role in the safe administration of cancer treatments by providing a device to safely administer caustic chemotherapy agents. The current recommended frequency of flushing the IPD per manufacturers guidelines is every 4-6 weeks. The purpose of this study is to find out if extending IPD flushes to every 12 weeks is safe and if it is just as effective as every 4 week flushing.

Conditions

  • Maintenance of Implanted Port Devices

Interventions

DEVICE

Reduced IPD Flush Schedule

IPD flush every 12 weeks

DEVICE

Standard IPD Flush Schedule

IPD flush every 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Essentia Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bret Friday, MD, PhD · Essentia Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-11
Primary Completion
2025-07-01
Completion
2026-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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