use of silver adaptor in the tube used for removal of waste products through abdominal cavity in end stage kidney disease patients â?? its cost effectiveness, role in prevention of infection in the abdomen and safety

Adaptor made of silver inplace of titanium in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis catheter â?? its cost effectiveness, antibacterial efficacy and safety

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/09/021357

Enrollment

Registered

2019-09-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N186- End stage renal disease

Interventions

Intervention1: Adaptor made of silver inplace of titanium in peritoneal dialysis catheter: Adaptor made of silver inplace of titanium in peritoneal dialysis catheter â?? its cost effectiveness, anti

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients more than 18 yrs of age with chronic kidney disease stage 5D who opts for peritoneal dialysis as renal replacement therapy modality.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients opting or planning for renal transplant or change of modality to hemodialysis, patients with multiple access failure, patients with known life threatening malignancies, co-existing organ failure like liver or heart failure who have a survival rate of less than a year, pregnant women and patients allergic to silver

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.catheter removal due to refractory or recurrent or severe peritonitis 2.incidence of peritonitisTimepoint: at the end of two years	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
hospitalisation rate, patient survival Timepoint: at the end of two years	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSakthirajan Ramanathan

Madras Medical College

draatral@gmail.com9444126080

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026