New dialysis graft aims to reduce blockages and infections
NCT ID NCT05729620
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new device called STARgraft-3, a tube used for dialysis in people with end-stage kidney disease. The goal is to see if it stays open longer and resists infection better than standard grafts. About 21 adults will be followed for up to a year to check how well the graft works.
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Study facts
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- 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 21 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female, \> 18 years or age. 2. Patient has given informed consent to participate in the trial. 3. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study. 4. Able to effectively communicate with study personnel. 5. Candidate for a new arterio-venous graft placed in the upper arm. 6. Life expectancy judged to be at least 2 years. 7. Axillary vein of greater than or equal to 7 mm in diameter. 8. Brachial artery of greater than or equal to 4 mm in diameter. 9. Acceptable cardiac risk level (Cardiac Output ≥ 3.5 L/min, Pulmonary Artery Pressure ≤ 50 mmHg, Ejection Fraction ≥ 40%) 10. Systolic blood pressure equal to or greater than 120 mmHg. 11. Absence of central venous stenosis downstream from implant site confirmed with ultrasound and/or venogram. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable or unlikely to comply with trial protocol and/or follow-up. 2. Pregnancy. 3. Clinically morbid obesity. 4. Anatomical limitations. 5. Immunodeficiency syndrome. 6. History of bacterial infection within 8 weeks prior to graft implantation. 7. History of hypercoagulation or bleeding disorders. 8. Elevated platelet count \> 1 million per microliter of blood. 9. History of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome (HIT). 10. Medically confirmed stenosis of the veins downstream of the implant site. 11. Inadequate arterial flow or pressure proximal to the implant site. 12. Currently participating in another investigation drug or device study which may clinically interfere with any endpoints of this trial. 13. Fever greater than 38°C. 14. Prior allergic reaction to silicone. 15. Confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection within 8 weeks prior to graft implant, or ongoing COVID-19 symptoms.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Italian Hospital
Asunción, Paraguay
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