WithdrawnNot Applicable

Treatment of Infected Dialysis Catheters With Fiber Optic Ultraviolet Light

Stopped: Poor recruitment

United States0Started 2017-05-11

Plain-language summary

This study is a first-in-man clinical trial using fiber optically delivered ultraviolet light for reducing viable bacteria within indwelling tunneled dialysis catheters.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Be at least 18 years of age * Have the ability to provide informed consent * Have an implanted dialysis catheter of one of the following models: Medcomp Titan 15.5F x 24 cm or Medcomp Titan 15.5F x 28 cm * Positive blood culture drawn from the catheter Exclusion Criteria: * Previous inclusion in study * Pregnant

What they're measuring

Quantitative reduction of bacterial counts from blood cultures drawn from the dialysis catheter

Timeframe: Measured immediately after UV treatment

Proportion of patients with any reduction of bacterial counts from blood cultures drawn from the dialysis catheter

Timeframe: Measured at study end, expected at 1 year.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02899780

SponsorUltraviolet Interventions

Sponsor typeINDUSTRY

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-05-10

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