Retrospective Study in the Use of the Alfapump and the Treatment of Malignant Ascites

Sequana Medical

Status: Completed

Conditions: Malignant Ascites

Treatments: Device: Alfapump

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT03200106

2017-AAR-011

Details and patient eligibility

About

Treatment of malignant ascites with the alfapump offers a new treatment option for this patient group. So far, there is no systematic analysis of patients with this indication available in the literature.

This retrospective analysis offers the possibility to assemble already existing data within a reasonably short time frame. Based on this analysis, a prospective analysis can be designed.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with malignant ascites
• Patients with alfapump implanted for malignant ascites
• Patients 18 years or older at the time of death

Exclusion criteria

• Patient is alive at the time of inclusion assessment