New catheter coating could cut dialysis complications
NCT ID NCT07655544
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a new dialysis catheter coated with Endexo technology, designed to resist blood clots and reduce infections. Researchers will compare its performance to older catheters in 50 adults with end-stage kidney disease. If successful, it could improve quality of life and lower healthcare costs for dialysis patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BioFlo Duramax catheter with Endexo technology
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could mean fewer blocked catheters and infections for people on dialysis, making treatment smoother and safer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 50 people, comparing to past data rather than a direct head-to-head test. The new catheter may not perform better in larger trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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: * Adult patients aged greater than 18 years * Written informed consent * Requirement for hemodialysis using a tunneled dialysis catheter Exclusion Criteria: * Children aged less than 18 years * Uncontrolled infection; defined as positive blood culture in the past seven days before catheter insertion and/ or elevated C-reactive protein \[CRP \>5 mg/dl (normal \<0.5 mg/dl)\] at screening
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
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