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Donated artery grafts tested as lifeline for dialysis patients
NCT ID NCT05880537
First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
People with end-stage kidney disease need a reliable way to connect to a dialysis machine, and their own veins sometimes cannot handle it. This study follows about 100 adults who receive a decellularized human femoral artery graft, a donated blood vessel stripped of living cells, to create that access. Researchers use ultrasound to check whether the graft stays open and carries blood flow, and they track problems at the access site. The goal is to see how well this graft performs as a dialysis access option.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a decellularized human femoral artery allograft used to create dialysis access
- What this could lead to
- If it holds up, this graft could give people on dialysis another option for access when their own veins are not usable.
- What could go wrong
- This is a registry study, not a randomized trial, so it can show patterns but not prove the graft beats other options. Grafts can clot, narrow, or get infected, and some may fail early.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The registry subject population will consist of male and female research subjects, 18 years of age or older at the time of graft placement, who require vascular access for hemodialysis that the surgeon determines, in their medical judgement, to be a candidate to receive the Nexeon AVX graft. The target study enrollment is 100 subjects. Each subject will be followed for a maximum of two (2) years or 24 months post-graft placement.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Be male or female, ≥18 years of age at the time of graft placement 2. Have a diagnosis of ESRD or renal dysfunction requiring hemodialysis 3. Subject requires dialysis access to start or maintain dialysis treatment and placement of an AV access graft is a viable access option. 4. Have the ability themselves, or through their legal guardian, to understand the requirements of the study, to provide written informed consent/assent as evidenced by signature on an informed consent form (ICF) approved by an institutional review board (IRB), and to agree to abide by the study restrictions and return to the site for the required assessments 5. Have provided written authorization for use and disclosure of protected health information Exclusion Criteria: 1. Be participating in a study of another investigational drug or device 2. Have a known sensitivity to any of the processing reagents utilized in the manufacture of this product such as antibiotics (Lincomycin, Polymyxin B, Ciprofloxacin, Meropenum, Gentamicin, or Vancomycin) and processing reagents (N-lauroyl sarcosine, Denarase and glycerol/glycerin) 3. Have a history or evidence of severe cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within 6 months, ventricular arrhythmias, or unstable angina requiring continuing treatment 4. Have a history or evidence of severe peripheral vascular disease in the upper extremities 5. Have the inability or be unable or unwilling to follow the study visit schedule 6. Have the presence of any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, places the subject at undue risk or potentially jeopardizes the quality of the data to be generated
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
RECRUITINGTorrance, California, 90502, United States
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Infirmary Heath
RECRUITINGMobile, Alabama, 36607, United States
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Olive View - UCLA Medical Center
RECRUITINGSylmar, California, 91342, United States
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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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