Outcomes of the Use of Sodium Bicarbonate (8.4%) Solution as a Catheter Lock Solution to Prevent Hemodialysis Catheter Loss Due to Lumen Clot Formation

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-03-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Prospective, randomized, comparative clinical and open-label trial comparing sodium bicarbonate catheter lock solution (SBCLS) to normal saline catheter lock solution (NSCLS) use in HD patients with central venous catheters (CVC).

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
• Treatments: Pharmaceutical Solutions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients presenting over the age of 18 requiring hemodialysis via CVCs were eligible.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a poor venous system with inadequate blood flow for appropriate HD.