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ThrombosisMETTRONCT02111655

Improving Arteriovenous Fistula Patency

A study testing Second generation surveillance of AVF, vital signs and physical examination of AVF in people with Thrombosis, run by Hospital Infanta Sofia at 5 sites in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

All vascular access guidelines recommend monitoring and surveillance protocols to prevent vascular access complications in hemodialysis units. However, in the case of second generation screening techniques which determine access blood flow measurement (QA), there is a huge controversy about it´s efficiency. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 95 years
Conditions the study is for
Thrombosis
What is being tested?
Second generation surveillance of AVF, vital signs and physical examination of AVF
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
212 participants
Where
5 sitesSpain
Study dates
1 Sep 2012to 29 Sep 2015
Phase
Interventional
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 95 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Informed consent signature.
  • Age between 18 and 95 years old.
  • Functioning native AVF.
  • Patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis program for at least three months.

Who cannot join

  • Coagulopathy or hemoglobinopathy of any cause.
  • Hospitalization of any cause in the previous month.
  • VA related complications or dysfunction in the previous three months.

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 1 country.

5 sites in 1 country

Spain5 sites
  • Centro de Diálisis Los Enebros

    Madrid, 28007

  • Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañon

    Madrid, 28007

  • Dialcentro

    Madrid, 28009

  • Clinica Fuensanta

    Madrid, 28027

  • Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofia

    San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, 28702

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About this study

Official title: Second Generation Surveillance Techniques to Prevent Thrombosis and Increase Assisted Primary Patency in Native Arteriovenous Fistula. A Prospective Controlled Trial.

All vascular access guidelines recommend monitoring and surveillance protocols to prevent vascular access complications in hemodialysis units.

However, in the case of second generation screening techniques which determine access blood flow measurement (QA), there is a huge controversy about it´s efficiency.

Read more

Although multiple observational studies find a decrease in the thrombosis rate and an increased primary assisted patency survival related to the use of these techniques, a recently published meta-analysis find contradictory results in the randomized controlled trials, affirming that the measurement of QA is useless in grafts and questionable in native arteriovenous fistulae (AVF).

We have designed a multicenter, prospective, open label, controlled, randomized trial, to prove the usefulness of the QA measurement using two complementary second generation techniques, Doppler ultrasound and Transonic dilution method, compared to the classical monitoring and surveillance methods.

The primary endpoint will be a reduction in the thrombosis rate with an increased assisted primary patency survival, and a cost effectiveness economic analysis.

As secondary endpoints we will analyze the impact over non-assisted primary patency survival and secondary patency survival.

Read the detailed description

Definition:

Multicenter, prospective, open label, controlled, randomized trial, to prove the usefulness of the QA measurement using two complementary second generation techniques, Doppler ultrasound and Transonic dilution method, compared to the classical monitoring and surveillance methods.

For Patient Registries:

Clinical data repository (CDR) paper notebook will contain all baseline patient characteristics and the information related to vascular access. These data will be collected by the different investigators and reviewed and included in data base by the study´s monitor.

This information will be included in a centralized computer database (SPSS 15.0 computer system) and encoded in order to preserve patients´ confidentiality.

Conditions
Thrombosis
Being tested
Second generation surveillance of AVF, vital signs, physical examination of AVF, ktv test, urea method
Keywords
Thrombosis, Arteriovenous fistulae, Hemodialysis, Doppler ultrasound, Vascular access blood flow, Surveillance
Medical subject headings
Thrombosis

What participants receive

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

  • Second generation surveillance of AVFDevice

    Also called Doppler ultrasound: M-Turbo. Sonosite., Transonic dilution method: Transonic System Inc HD-03

    Doppler ultrasound and transonic dilution method technique will be performed in the experimental group quarterly.

    QA will be measured by both techniques and haemodynamic repercussion stenosis will be evaluated by doppler ultrasound.

  • vital signsProcedure or surgery

    Effective blood flow, venous pressure, arterial pressure, at the beginning and at the end of the dialysis session

  • physical examination of AVFProcedure or surgery

    Predialysis physical examination of AVF every dialysis session.

  • ktv testProcedure or surgery

    Weekly ktv measurement using biosensors. In patients who have been dialyzed in monitors with no biosensors, ktv will be measured monthly using monocompartimental Daugirdas equation

  • urea methodProcedure or surgery

    Quarterly recirculation with urea method.

Study groups in NCT02111655
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Clasical Surveillance of AVFOtherClassical evaluation of AVF includes: 1. Vital sings and predialysis physical examination of AVF every dialysis session. 2. Effective blood flow, venous pressure, arterial pressure, at the beginning and at the end of the dialysis session. 3. Weekly ktv test using biosensors or monthly if using monocompartimental Daugirdas equation. 4. Quarterly recirculation with urea method. Following Spanish Nephrology VA guidelines will be consider as alarm criteria: 1.25% Increased venous pressure. 2.25% Decreased pump blood flow. 3.0,2 ktv decreased compared with previous measurement. 4.> 10% recirculation using urea method. 5.Prolonged coagulation time or cannulation difficulties in 3 consecutive dialysis sessions. 6.Pathologic physical examination with any other criteria.
Receives: Procedure: vital signs; Procedure: physical examination of AVF; Procedure: ktv test; Procedure: urea method
Second generation surveillance of AVFExperimentalIn addition to the classical surveillance and monitoring methods, in the experimental group Doppler ultrasound and transonic dilution method will be performed on a quarterly basis. In addition to the classical alarm criteria and derived from the results in Doppler ultrasound an transonic dilution method the following alarm criteria would also be considered in the experimental group: 1. 25% or higher decreased in QA compared with previous measurement. 2. QA lower than 500 ml/min. 3. Stenotic area with a higher than 50% reduction of blood vessel lumen would be considered as alarm criteria only if it comes with a haemodynamic repercussion criteria defined as Peak systolic velocity (PSV) higher than 400 cm/sc, aliasing, or PSV ratio stenosis/pre-stenosis higher than 3.
Receives: Device: Second generation surveillance of AVF; Procedure: vital signs; Procedure: physical examination of AVF; Procedure: ktv test; Procedure: urea method

What is being measured

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

  1. Improved primary patency rate in arteriovenous fistulae with the use of doppler ultrasound and transonic dilution method

    Differences in assisted primary patency rates (thrombosis free access survival) in AVF between the two groups: control group in which classical monitoring and surveillance techniques are applied and experimental group in which Doppler ultrasound and transonic were performed every three months in addition to classical methods.

    Cost efficacy analysis in both groups will be done, measuring all vascular access (VA) related health care spending (VA hospitalization costs, central venous catheter (CVC) placements, surgeries and endovascular procedures will be recorded).

    Measured: Up to 3 years follow up

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Compared non-assisted primary patency rates (intervention free access survival) and secondary patency rates (access survival until abandonment) between the two groups.

    Measured: Up to 1 year follow up

  2. Evaluate the efficacy and efficiency of second generation methods

    It will be evaluated the positive and negative predictive value of each second generation technique, doppler ultrasound and Transonic dilution method. The accuracy of these techniques will be compared to determine which one show more benefits detecting pathology of AVF.

    Measured: Up to 2 years follow up

  3. Reproducibility in Doppler ultrasound technique

    There will be always two observers for each doppler ultrasound (same observers for same AVF). Differences among different quarterly measures in stable AVF will be evaluated, as well as the differences between the two observers in QA measurement.

    Measured: Up to 3 years follow up.

  4. Possible influence of different baseline items in the risk of thrombosis of native AVF

    It will be evaluated if there is any influence of age, body mass index, use of antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulant therapy or the use of pentoxifylline in the risk of thrombosis of AVF

    Measured: Up to 3 years follow up

  5. Compared non-assisted primary patency rates (intervention free access survival) and secondary patency rates (access survival until abandonment) between the two groups.

    Measured: Up to 2 years follow up

  6. Evaluate the efficacy and efficiency of second generation methods

    It will be evaluated the positive and negative predictive value of each second generation technique, doppler ultrasound and Transonic dilution method. The accuracy of these techniques will be compared to determine which one show more benefits detecting pathology of AVF.

    Measured: Up to 3 years follow up

  7. Compared non-assisted primary patency rates (intervention free access survival) and secondary patency rates (access survival until abandonment) between the two groups.

    Measured: Up to 3 years follow up

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Apr 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Sep 2012
  3. Primary completion29 Sep 2015
  4. Study completion29 Sep 2015

Resources

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
212 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02111655
Sponsor's protocol ID
210443-031132-261233
Other IDs
3598
Acronym
METTRO
Status last verified
Jun 2017
First submitted
28 Mar 2014
Last updated
20 Jun 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Aragoncillo I, Abad S, Caldes S, Amezquita Y, Vega A, Cirugeda A, Moratilla C, Ibeas J, Roca-Tey R, Fernandez C, Macias N, Quiroga B, Blanco A, Villaverde M, Ruiz C, Martin B, Ruiz AM, Ampuero J, de Alvaro F, Lopez-Gomez JM. Adding access blood flow surveillance reduces thrombosis and improves arteriovenous fistula patency: a randomized controlled trial. J Vasc Access. 2017 Jul 14;18(4):352-358. doi: 10.5301/jva.5000700. Epub 2017 Apr 20.

    PubMed 28430315
  • Aragoncillo I, Amezquita Y, Caldes S, Abad S, Vega A, Cirugeda A, Moratilla C, Ibeas J, Roca-Tey R, Fernandez C, Quiroga B, Blanco A, Villaverde M, Ruiz C, Martin B, Ruiz AM, Ampuero J, Lopez-Gomez JM, de Alvaro F. The impact of access blood flow surveillance on reduction of thrombosis in native arteriovenous fistula: a randomized clinical trial. J Vasc Access. 2016 Jan-Feb;17(1):13-9. doi: 10.5301/jva.5000461. Epub 2015 Sep 18.

    PubMed 26391583

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Second generation surveillance of AVF, vital signs and physical examination of AVF in people with Thrombosis, run by Hospital Infanta Sofia at 5 sites in Spain.

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 4 inclusion and 3 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jun 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in Spain. 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.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Improved primary patency rate in arteriovenous fistulae with the use of doppler ultrasound and transonic dilution method (time frame: Up to 3 years follow up). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02111655, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 20 Jun 2017.

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