Exit site suture after insertion of tunneled haemodialysis catheters

Effectiveness of purse string suture in preventing bleeding after insertion of tunneled haemodialysis catheters

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250101064242N1

Enrollment

128

Registered

2025-01-14

Start date

2023-05-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-03

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Conditions

End stage renal disease. End stage renal disease

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: All patients in this group would have a purse string suture applied one centimeter from the exit site at the end of the procedure. Intervention 2: Control group: Al

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Requirement of venous access for maintenance hemodialysis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute kidney injury blood pressure >180/110 mmHg current use of anticoagulants bleeding disorders other than uremic platelet dysfunction platelet count < 50,000/µl deranged prothrombin time / activated partial thromboplastin time non-cooperative patient previous tunneled catheter insertions at the same site

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Bleeding from exit site. Timepoint: Within 24 hours of catheter insertion. Method of measurement: Reporting to paramedical staff by patients or their caregivers.	—

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactObaid Ur Rehman

Pak Emirates Military Hospital

obaid.96@hotmail.com+92 336 5025270

Outcome results

None listed

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