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Withdrawn Phase 2Phase 3 Interventional

Treatment of Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Bacteremia

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02040818

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Official title

RCT for the Treatment of Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Bacteremia

Brief summary

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Patients who undergo hemodialysis via a tunneled catheter often develop bloodstream infections that arise from the catheter. There are several management options for treatment of such an infection, though the best option is not clearly delineated. Standard of care options include exchanging the catheter for a new one over a guide-wire and instilling a high concentration of an antibiotic directly into the catheter lumen. The investigators are planning to treat hemodialysis catheter bloodstream infections by one of two strategies: 1. Use of a novel antibiotic lock solution Or 2. Changing out the infected catheter for a new one. Both these options have comparable cure rates as shown in the medical literature. After obtaining informed consent, patients will be randomized to either treatment arm and will continue to receive all other standard medical care. Specific Aim: To conduct a randomized clinical trial to demonstrate that the use of a novel antibiotic lock solution (consisting of N-acetylcysteine, tigecycline and heparin) is non-inferior to guide-wire exchange in the treatment of hemodialysis catheter-related bacteremia.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02040818
Recruitment status
Withdrawn
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2, Phase 3
Enrollment
Not listed

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Oct 31, 2013
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2016
Completion
Not listed
Last update posted
Oct 7, 2015

Started 2013

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of California, San Diego Medical Center San Diego California 92103

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