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Safety of Catheter Lock With or Without Heparin in Implanted Central Venous Catheters

Hematologic Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:
Locking of Totally Implanted Venous Access Devices and Tunneled Catheters With or Without Heparin: a Randomised Open-labeled Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Summary

Long-term central venous access devices are considered as safe for the administration of medication as chemotherapy, but are also used for blood sampling. For years these catheters have been locked with a heparin solution in order to avoid occlusion. However, no scientific evidence supports heparin locking when the device is not in use. Advanced technology as needleless caps and valved catheters and port reservoirs confirms this trend to use 'saline only' for locking these devices. Therefore the investigators hypothesize is that there will be no difference in proportion of occlusions and catheter related bacteremia in long-term venous access devices locked with 'saline only' versus with heparin.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT00994136
Study type Interventional
Source Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date January 2009
Completion date June 2011
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