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Chronic Peritoneal DialysisPhase 4NCT00416338

Method of Exit Site Care in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

A Phase 4 study testing film dressing by adhesive in people with Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis, run by Chinese University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Peritoneal dialysis accounts for more than 70% of the dialysis modality in Hong Kong. Exit site infection (ESI) is one of the causes leading to peritoneal catheter removal. Appropriate exit-site care can prevent ESI. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis
What is being tested?
film dressing by adhesive
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
11 participants
Where
1 siteHong Kong
Study dates
Jan 2007to May 2007
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • chronic renal failure patients with peritoneal catheter newly inserted

Who cannot join

  • Patients have exit-site infection before stitches removal or presence of signs and symptoms of exit-site infection at the time of remove stitches.
  • Patients plan to move out of PWH or transplant soon after catheter insertion.
  • Patients have known history of allergy to adhesives / tapes.
  • Extremely non-compliant patients.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Hong Kong1 site
  • Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital

    Shatin

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About this study

Official title: Comparison of Two Exit-Site Care Methods, Film Dressing (F) Method and Simple Gauze Dressing (G) Method, in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis (CPD) Patients

Peritoneal dialysis accounts for more than 70% of the dialysis modality in Hong Kong. Exit site infection (ESI) is one of the causes leading to peritoneal catheter removal. Appropriate exit-site care can prevent ESI. As the presence of a causative organism is essential in ESI, eliminating organism invasion may be useful in preventing ESI. In the present study, an exit site care method aiming at preventing organism invasion is developed to investigate its effectiveness in reducing ESI. It is also hoped the present study can help to develop an exit site care method that can reduce the frequency of exit site dressing so as to reduce the burden of patients and to improve their quality of life.

We'll recruit one hundred new chronic peritoneal dialysis patients into the study. The patients will be divided into two groups. One group of the patients will use film-dressing method (F) and the other group will use simple gauze dressing method (G). F group patients will have the exit site covered with a dressing film and keep it intact for 7 days after having the exit site cleaned with antiseptic solution. G group patients will clean the exit site with antiseptic solution and change the simple gauze dressing daily.

The outcomes of the two groups will be compared. The outcome will be expressed in terms of exit site infection free period, peritonitis free period and exit site condition classification. Patient subjective quality of life will also be compared at first and twelfth month.

Being tested
film dressing by adhesive
Keywords
renal failure, infection, peritonitis
Medical subject headings
Renal Insufficiency, Infections, Peritonitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • film dressing by adhesiveDevice

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Exit site infection.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Patient satisfaction / quality of life.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Dec 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2007
  3. Study completionMay 2007

Why it stopped: We encounter technical problems to continue with the study. (Notably difficulty in teaching the patients to use the dressing set involved in the study.)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
11 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00416338
Sponsor's protocol ID
CRE-2006.401-T
Status last verified
Apr 2007
First submitted
27 Dec 2006
Last updated
10 May 2007
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing film dressing by adhesive in people with Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis, run by Chinese University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 May 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Hong Kong. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: We encounter technical problems to continue with the study. (Notably difficulty in teaching the patients to use the dressing set involved in the study.)). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Exit site infection.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 May 2007.

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