Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:16 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:16 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01394458
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with Stage V chronic kidney disease preparing to start hemodialysis
* Exchange of an existing catheter to a cuffed, tunneled catheter OR planned vascular access with a cuffed, tunneled catheter
* CVC used for hemodialysis made of alcohol-resistant polymers ie. carbothane
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients receiving catheters not made of alcohol resistant polymers
* Critically ill patients in ICU setting
* Patients with acute renal failure, who will likely not require prolonged vascular access ( ie. \> months)
* Patients with maturing fistulas/graft creation within 2 months
* Patients with planned antibiotic treatment courses lasting longer than 4 weeks from the date of new catheter insertion
* Patients receiving a new cuffed, tunneled catheter over a guide wire, if a fibrin sheath angioplasty was not performed after removing the previous dysfunctional catheter
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01394458
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01394458