NCT07655544Not yet recruiting
Impact of a Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter With Endexo® Technology on Catheter Dysfunction Compared With Historical Catheter Dysfunction Data in Standard Catheters
Impact of a Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter With Endexo® Technology on Catheter Dysfunction Compared With Historical Catheter Dysfunction Data in Standard Catheters (Silicone or Polyurethane): A Pilot Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
There is evidence that central venous catheters made of the permanent and non-eluting integral polymer Endexo® are more resistant to intraluminal thrombosis. This has a direct reducing effect on catheter malfunctions. Indirectly, due to reduced handling of the dysfunctional catheter, this may lead to a diminished rate of catheter related infections. Since catheter malfunctions and infections represent leading complications in a dialysis population, dialysis catheters produced with Endexo® technology have the potential to have beneficial clinical effects. In addition to improving patient outcomes, this could also reduce overall costs. In this pilot study the tunneled hemodialysis catheter BioFlo Duramax with Endexo® technology (Merit Medical, Utah, USA) will be compared with historical catheter dysfunction rates in standard tunneled dialysis catheters (silicone or polyurethane) in chronic dialysis population.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 11 Jun 2026
- Start date
- 1 Aug 2026
- Primary completion date
- 1 Aug 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
- Diseases
- Chronic kidney disease
- NCT number
- NCT07655544
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 1 Aug 2026 to the primary completion date, 1 Aug 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Lab values
- Uncontrolled infection; defined as positive blood culture in the past seven days before catheter insertion and/ or elevated C-reactive protein \[CRP \>5 mg/dl (normal \<0.5 mg/dl)\] at screening
Age
- Children aged less than 18 years
Who the study is looking for
- Adult patients aged greater than 18 years
- Written informed consent
- Requirement for hemodialysis using a tunneled dialysis catheter
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical University of Vienna Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Vienna | Austria | Unknown status |
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