Improving Arteriovenous Fistula Patency

NCT ID: NCT02111655

Last Updated: 2017-06-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

212 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-01

Study Completion Date

2015-09-29

Brief Summary

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All vascular access guidelines recommend monitoring and surveillance protocols to prevent vascular access complications in hemodialysis units.

However, in the case of second generation screening techniques which determine access blood flow measurement (QA), there is a huge controversy about it´s efficiency.

Although multiple observational studies find a decrease in the thrombosis rate and an increased primary assisted patency survival related to the use of these techniques, a recently published meta-analysis find contradictory results in the randomized controlled trials, affirming that the measurement of QA is useless in grafts and questionable in native arteriovenous fistulae (AVF).

We have designed a multicenter, prospective, open label, controlled, randomized trial, to prove the usefulness of the QA measurement using two complementary second generation techniques, Doppler ultrasound and Transonic dilution method, compared to the classical monitoring and surveillance methods.

The primary endpoint will be a reduction in the thrombosis rate with an increased assisted primary patency survival, and a cost effectiveness economic analysis.

As secondary endpoints we will analyze the impact over non-assisted primary patency survival and secondary patency survival.

Detailed Description

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Definition:

Multicenter, prospective, open label, controlled, randomized trial, to prove the usefulness of the QA measurement using two complementary second generation techniques, Doppler ultrasound and Transonic dilution method, compared to the classical monitoring and surveillance methods.

For Patient Registries:

Clinical data repository (CDR) paper notebook will contain all baseline patient characteristics and the information related to vascular access. These data will be collected by the different investigators and reviewed and included in data base by the study´s monitor.

This information will be included in a centralized computer database (SPSS 15.0 computer system) and encoded in order to preserve patients´ confidentiality.

Conditions

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Thrombosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Clasical Surveillance of AVF

Classical evaluation of AVF includes:

1. Vital sings and predialysis physical examination of AVF every dialysis session.
2. Effective blood flow, venous pressure, arterial pressure, at the beginning and at the end of the dialysis session.
3. Weekly ktv test using biosensors or monthly if using monocompartimental Daugirdas equation.
4. Quarterly recirculation with urea method.

Following Spanish Nephrology VA guidelines will be consider as alarm criteria:

1.25% Increased venous pressure. 2.25% Decreased pump blood flow. 3.0,2 ktv decreased compared with previous measurement. 4.\> 10% recirculation using urea method. 5.Prolonged coagulation time or cannulation difficulties in 3 consecutive dialysis sessions.

6.Pathologic physical examination with any other criteria.

Group Type OTHER

vital signs

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Effective blood flow, venous pressure, arterial pressure, at the beginning and at the end of the dialysis session

physical examination of AVF

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Predialysis physical examination of AVF every dialysis session.

ktv test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Weekly ktv measurement using biosensors. In patients who have been dialyzed in monitors with no biosensors, ktv will be measured monthly using monocompartimental Daugirdas equation

urea method

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Quarterly recirculation with urea method.

Second generation surveillance of AVF

In addition to the classical surveillance and monitoring methods, in the experimental group Doppler ultrasound and transonic dilution method will be performed on a quarterly basis.

In addition to the classical alarm criteria and derived from the results in Doppler ultrasound an transonic dilution method the following alarm criteria would also be considered in the experimental group:

1. 25% or higher decreased in QA compared with previous measurement.
2. QA lower than 500 ml/min.
3. Stenotic area with a higher than 50% reduction of blood vessel lumen would be considered as alarm criteria only if it comes with a haemodynamic repercussion criteria defined as Peak systolic velocity (PSV) higher than 400 cm/sc, aliasing, or PSV ratio stenosis/pre-stenosis higher than 3.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Second generation surveillance of AVF

Intervention Type DEVICE

Doppler ultrasound and transonic dilution method technique will be performed in the experimental group quarterly.

QA will be measured by both techniques and haemodynamic repercussion stenosis will be evaluated by doppler ultrasound.

vital signs

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Effective blood flow, venous pressure, arterial pressure, at the beginning and at the end of the dialysis session

physical examination of AVF

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Predialysis physical examination of AVF every dialysis session.

ktv test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Weekly ktv measurement using biosensors. In patients who have been dialyzed in monitors with no biosensors, ktv will be measured monthly using monocompartimental Daugirdas equation

urea method

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Quarterly recirculation with urea method.

Interventions

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Second generation surveillance of AVF

Doppler ultrasound and transonic dilution method technique will be performed in the experimental group quarterly.

QA will be measured by both techniques and haemodynamic repercussion stenosis will be evaluated by doppler ultrasound.

Intervention Type DEVICE

vital signs

Effective blood flow, venous pressure, arterial pressure, at the beginning and at the end of the dialysis session

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

physical examination of AVF

Predialysis physical examination of AVF every dialysis session.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

ktv test

Weekly ktv measurement using biosensors. In patients who have been dialyzed in monitors with no biosensors, ktv will be measured monthly using monocompartimental Daugirdas equation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

urea method

Quarterly recirculation with urea method.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Doppler ultrasound: M-Turbo. Sonosite. Transonic dilution method: Transonic System Inc HD-03

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Informed consent signature.
* Age between 18 and 95 years old.
* Functioning native AVF.
* Patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis program for at least three months.

Exclusion Criteria

* Coagulopathy or hemoglobinopathy of any cause.
* Hospitalization of any cause in the previous month.
* VA related complications or dysfunction in the previous three months.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

95 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hospital Infanta Sofia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Antonio Cirugeda

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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ANTONIO CIRUGEDA, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA SOFIA

SILVIA CALDES, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA SOFIA

YESIKA AMEZQUITA, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

CLINICA FUENSANTA

JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑON

SORAYA ABAD, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑON

INES ARAGONCILLO, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Hospital Infanta Sofia

BORJA QUIROGA, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

HOSPITAL GREGORIO MARAÑON

FERNANDO DE ALVARO, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Hospital Infanta Sofia

Locations

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Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofia

San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain

Site Status

Centro de Diálisis Los Enebros

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañon

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Dialcentro

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Clinica Fuensanta

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Aragoncillo I, Abad S, Caldes S, Amezquita Y, Vega A, Cirugeda A, Moratilla C, Ibeas J, Roca-Tey R, Fernandez C, Macias N, Quiroga B, Blanco A, Villaverde M, Ruiz C, Martin B, Ruiz AM, Ampuero J, de Alvaro F, Lopez-Gomez JM. Adding access blood flow surveillance reduces thrombosis and improves arteriovenous fistula patency: a randomized controlled trial. J Vasc Access. 2017 Jul 14;18(4):352-358. doi: 10.5301/jva.5000700. Epub 2017 Apr 20.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28430315 (View on PubMed)

Aragoncillo I, Amezquita Y, Caldes S, Abad S, Vega A, Cirugeda A, Moratilla C, Ibeas J, Roca-Tey R, Fernandez C, Quiroga B, Blanco A, Villaverde M, Ruiz C, Martin B, Ruiz AM, Ampuero J, Lopez-Gomez JM, de Alvaro F. The impact of access blood flow surveillance on reduction of thrombosis in native arteriovenous fistula: a randomized clinical trial. J Vasc Access. 2016 Jan-Feb;17(1):13-9. doi: 10.5301/jva.5000461. Epub 2015 Sep 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26391583 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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3598

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

210443-031132-261233

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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