Vascular Changes Following Forearm Loop Arteriovenous Graft Placement

University of Nebraska

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00836563

0444-08-EP

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will determine whether upper arm vessels increase in size following forearm loop arteriovenous graft placement and the timing of these changes.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether upper arm vessels increase in size following forearm loop arteriovenous graft placement, and if they do, characterize the timing of these changes.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age greater than or equal to 19 years
2. Planned forearm loop arteriovenous graft placement for hemodialysis or forearm loop arteriovenous graft placed within the previous 7 days.
3. Cephalic and/or basilic vein diameter greater than or equal to 2.5 mm at the antecubital fossa to the axilla prior to AVG placement

Exclusion criteria

1. Age less than 19 years
2. Hemodialysis access other than forearm loop graft surgery placement
3. Cephalic and/or basilic vein diameter less than 2.5 mm at any point from the antecubital fossa to the axilla
4. Prior hemodialysis access surgery in the arm receiving the forearm loop graft

Trial design

10 participants in 1 patient group

Forearm Arteriovenous Loop Graft

Description:

Participants with planned forearm loop arteriovenous graft placement for hemodialysis or forearm loop arteriovenous graft placed within the previous 7 days will have the upper arm vessels assessed following forearm loop arteriovenous graft placement for size changes and timing of changes.