Dialysis Catheter Placement in Patients With Thoracic Central Venous Occlusion

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03766828

Enrollment

Registered

2018-12-06

Start date

2016-09-01

Completion date

2018-06-30

Last updated

2019-05-29

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Conditions

Central Venous Catheter Thrombosis

Keywords

thoracic central venous occlusion, Dialysis access

Brief summary

A unique inside-out-access technique with a new CE certified device (Surfacer (R) Bluegrass Vascular, San Antonio, Tx, USA) enables repetitive and confident right-sided placement of central venous catheters in hemodialysis patients with thoracic central venous occlusion.

Interventions

PROCEDUREinside-out-access technique with inside-out access device (Surfacer (R))

inside-out-access technique with (Surfacer (R)) with a new CE certified device (Surfacer (R), Bluegrass Vascular)

PROCEDUREaccess technique including Sharp recanalization

access technique with Sharp recanalization via interventional radiology

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with thoracic central venous occlusion

Exclusion criteria

* pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Achievement of dialysis access	1 day

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
procedure related complications	3 months	infections, bleeding, hematoma or pericardial effusions and intervention related parameters

Countries

Austria

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026