Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) Vascular Access Patency Study

NCT ID: NCT00890045

Last Updated: 2024-01-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

72 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-07-31

Study Completion Date

2008-03-31

Brief Summary

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Compare the HeRO Vascular Access Device to a conventional ePTFE graft.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to compare the HeRO Vascular Access Device to a conventional ePTFE graft. It is hypothesized that HeRO patency will be comparable to the conventional ePTFE graft control.

Conditions

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Renal Failure Chronic Requiring Hemodialysis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control graft

Conventional ePTFE hemodialysis graft

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional ePTFE hemodialysis graft

Intervention Type DEVICE

Conventional ePTFE hemodialysis graft

HeRO Vascular Access Device

HeRO Vascular Access Device

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

HeRO Vascular Access Device

Intervention Type DEVICE

HeRO Vascular Access Device

Interventions

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HeRO Vascular Access Device

HeRO Vascular Access Device

Intervention Type DEVICE

Conventional ePTFE hemodialysis graft

Conventional ePTFE hemodialysis graft

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. 22 years of age or older.
2. Male or non-pregnant female.
3. Life expectancy 2 years.
4. End-stage renal disease requiring an arm vascular prosthesis for dialysis access.
5. Ability to understand and provide written informed consent.
6. Willing and able to cooperate with follow-up examinations.
7. Subject's upper arm can be used for implant (Note: The GVAS device must be implanted in the upper arm only, but the Control group graft can be implanted in the upper or lower arm location.).
8. Able to follow a daily aspirin and/or other oral anticoagulation/antiplatelet regimen.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Potential graft target artery less than 3 mm in diameter determined by any suitable preoperative measure.
2. Documented history of drug abuse within six months.
3. "Planned" concomitant surgical procedure or previous major surgery within 30 days, excluding vascular access related procedures.
4. Currently being treated with another investigational device or drug.
5. Known bleeding diathesis or hypercoagulable state.
6. Peripheral white blood cell count 1500/mm3 (1.5 K/mm3) or platelet counts 50,000/mm3 (50 K/mm3).
7. Degenerative connective tissue disease, e.g., Marfan's and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Subjects with Lupus Erythematosus may be included.
8. Subjects with known or suspected concomitant bacterial, fungal, viral, or parasitic infection. Subjects with Hepatitis B may be included. Subjects who are HIV + with CD4 count of \<200 are excluded.
9. Severe underlying co-morbidity or immediate life-threatening condition.
10. Subjects with any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, could preclude evaluation of response or completion of follow-up or affect subject safety.
11. Subjects who are candidates for autologous fistulas.
12. Subjects with scheduled renal transplant within the next 12 months.
Minimum Eligible Age

22 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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CryoLife, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marc Glickman, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, VA

Locations

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St. Vincent's Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

University of Miami/Cedars Medical Center

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

St. Joseph's Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Southern Illinois Unversity

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Holy Cross Hospital

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Site Status

North Memorial Medical Center

Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Duke Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Seton/Brackenridge Hospitals

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Baylor Medical Center/Methodist Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Baptist Medical Center

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Sentara Heart Hospital

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Nassar GM, Glickman MH, McLafferty RB, Croston JK, Zarge JI, Katzman HE, Peden EK, Lawson JH, Martinez JM, Thackeray L. A comparison between the HeRO graft and conventional arteriovenous grafts in hemodialysis patients. Semin Dial. 2014 May-Jun;27(3):310-8. doi: 10.1111/sdi.12173. Epub 2014 Jan 15.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 24428351 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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11-0004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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