Comparison of Femoral Versus Jugular Routes for Temporary Hemodialysis in Seriously Ill Patients (CATHEDIA)

Caen University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Critical Illness; Kidney Failure, Acute

Treatments: Procedure: Femoral route for hemodialysis; Procedure: Jugular route for hemodialysis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00277888

PHRC-Cathedia

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a jugular route leads to a lower rate of complications as compared with a femoral route for catheterization in patients admitted in several intensive care units in France who develop acute renal failure requiring hemodiafiltration or hemodialysis.

Enrollment: 750 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Admitted in intensive care unit (ICU)
• Requiring hemodialysis
• Clinicians have the choice between jugular and femoral routes

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic renal failure requiring long term dialysis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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750 participants in 2 patient groups

Femoral route

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Femoral route for hemodialysis

Jugular route

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Jugular route for hemodialysis