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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
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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Medical University of Vienna
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