rtPA in in the Prevention of CVAD-Associated Thrombosis and Infection in Pediatric Patients With Short Bowel Syndrome
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Official title
Prophylactic Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in the Prevention of Central Venous Access Device (CVAD)-Associated Thrombosis and Infection in Pediatric Patients With Short Bowel Syndrome
Brief summary
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The primary research question is, in patients with short bowel syndrome requiring central venous access device (CVAD) for long-term total parenteral nutrition, is once weekly recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) lock therapy more effective than routine care using heparin flushes in reducing the incidence of line-associated thrombosis and infection.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02355743
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 8 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 6 Months to 18 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 31, 2015
- Primary completion
- Sep 2, 2016
- Completion
- Sep 2, 2016
- Last update posted
- Feb 5, 2018
2015 – 2016
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15224 | — |
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