Role of Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients With End-stage Renal Disease on Dialysis

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Diagnostic test, Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Hemodialysis represents a life line of patients with end stage renal disease, who are commonly maintained on hemodialysis through catheters. Prolonged exposure to these catheters eventually damages the walls of veins, which results in stenosis at the local site. This condition is called central venous stenosis (CVS) and affects number of patients on hemodialysis in the United States and can compromise the dialysis efficacy. The current diagnostic modality for CVS is venography, which has several limitations. This study proposes to examine intravenous ultrasound (IVUS) as a potentially superior modality, which will provide additional information.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 85
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• ESRD (end stage renal disease) patients at BMC (Boston Medical Center)

• Receiving hemodialysis

• Has a dialysis access malfunction

• Undergoing a diagnostic fistulogram for the dialysis access malfunction

Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Boston Medical Center
RECRUITING
Boston
Contact Information
Primary
Vipul Chitalia, MD PhD
vipul.chitalia@bmc.org
617 638 7330
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-08-03
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-09
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Experimental: IVUS and venography group
Participants in the this group will receive venography/fistulogram, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), and image processing.
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Leads: Boston Medical Center

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