Covered Stents to Treat Hemodialysis Access Stenoses in the Cephalic Arch and Central Veins

NCT ID: NCT01200914

Last Updated: 2016-05-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

14 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-04-30

Brief Summary

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Balloon angioplasty is used to open up a narrowing that forms in hemodialysis fistula. Two areas of particular problems are the terminal portion of the cephalic vein near the shoulder and the central veins in the chest. Although angioplasty is standard of care the treated narrowed segments of vein mostly renarrow within 3 months requiring retreatment to keep your dialysis access functional. Recently there has been introduction of a new technology called a covered stent graft. Initial studies suggest that placing this device across the area of narrowing leads to dialysis access staying open longer and needing less angioplasty treatments.

This study is designed to compare angioplasty (standard of care) versus using a covered stent graft. The investigators will then look at the dialysis records and future fistulograms to see if there is decreased flow through the fistula at 3, 6 and 12 months after the initial procedure.

Detailed Description

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This is a randomized, prospective, unblinded study with 1:1 randomization. Both groups will undergo PTA of stenotic lesion and patients will be randomized such that 50% will receive a covered stent in addition to the PTA. Patients will be followed at 3, 6, and 12 months post-procedure. Follow-up will be conducted with either angiographic and/or transonic measurements.

Conditions

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Renal Failure

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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'PTA without use of the GORE VIABAHN'

Subjects randomized to 'PTA alone without use of the GORE VIABAHN' will receive the standard of care treatment which is Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty without the use of the 'GORE VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface'

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

PTA alone without use of the GORE VIABAHN

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Subject will receive standard of care PTA alone at the brachiocephalic stenosis without deployment of the'GORE VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface'

PTA with covered stent

Subjects randomized to PTA with covered stent will receive Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty followed by the delivery of a 'GORE VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface' .

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

GORE VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface

Intervention Type DEVICE

The 'GORE VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface' will be deployed at the brachiocephalic stenosis.

Interventions

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GORE VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface

The 'GORE VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface' will be deployed at the brachiocephalic stenosis.

Intervention Type DEVICE

PTA alone without use of the GORE VIABAHN

Subject will receive standard of care PTA alone at the brachiocephalic stenosis without deployment of the'GORE VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface'

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Covered stent

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Hemodialysis patient with a mature forearm or upper arm access that was created \> 2 months before enrollment in study.
* The patient is ≥ 18 years of age.
* The patient has a reasonable expectation of remaining on hemodialysis for 12 months.
* The patient or his/her legal guardian understands the study and is willing and able to comply with follow-up requirements.
* The patient or his/her legal guardian is willing to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* The patient has a known or suspected systemic infection.
* The patient has a known or suspected infection of the hemodialysis access and / or bacteremia.
* The patient is currently taking maintenance immunosuppressant medication such as rapamycin, mycophenolate or mycophenolic acid, prednisone (\>10 mg per day), cyclosporine, tacrolimus, or cyclophosphamide.
* The patient has known bleeding disorder (e.g., hemophilia or von Willebrand's disease).
* The patient has known sensitivity to heparin.
* The patient is scheduled for a live donor kidney transplant.
* The patient is enrolled in another investigational study or another access maintenance trial
* The patient has comorbid conditions that may limit their ability to comply with the follow-up requirements.
* Life expectancy is ≤ 24 months.
* The patient has an untreatable allergy to radiographic contrast material.
* The patient is pregnant.
* In the opinion of the operating physician, the patient's hemodialysis access circuit is unsuitable for endovascular treatment.
* The patient's access is planned to be abandoned within 1 year.
* The patient has indwelling catheters (dialysis, pacemakers, ports).
* The patient has a central vein stent that would lead to jailing of the internal jugular vein.
* The patient experiences angioplasty-induced venous rupture.
* The patient has a flow limiting dissection after angioplasty.
* The patient's hemodialysis access is thrombosed.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Health Network, Toronto

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dheeraj Rajan

Head and Associate Professor, Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Dheeraj Rajan, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Physician

Locations

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Universtiy Health Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Other Identifiers

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GORE-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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