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Maintenance Optimization of the Fully Implanted Venous Catheter

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllClinical Academic Center (2CA-Braga)
NCT05411666 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Central venous catheter (CVC) are intravascular devices used in clinical practice, namely to administer fluid therapy, parenteral nutrition, drugs, blood products, hemodynamic monitoring, also being a gateway to the collection of blood samples or laboratory monitoring. The fully implanted central venous catheter (CVCTI) is a type of central venous access surgically placed, which is characterized by containing a subcutaneous reservoir that is accessed by puncturing the camera with a blunt needle, widely used in cancer patients. The fully implanted central venous catheter is recommended when there is a need for intermittent vascular access and of long duration. The maintenance of the CVCTI, as it's the necessity, frequency, and method is subject of some controversy, with discrepancies between the various cancer centers and guidance documents, once they occur several different intervals a

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 years of age. * Cancer patients, undergoing placement of CVCTI for chemotherapy, in follow-up, who finished chemotherapy up to a maximum period of 10 weeks. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status of 0 or 1 * Evidence of signed and dated informed consent indicating that the patient has been informed of all relevant aspects of the study and agrees to participate. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of metastases or any other condition that may be an indication for intravenous treatments or additional chemotherapy regimens * History of CVCTI-related adverse events during the treatment phase * Patients on anticoagulant medication * History of thrombophilia * Pregnancy/Breastfeeding
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What it tests

  • Saline solution maintenance of the CVC
  • No maintenance of the CVC
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Where

1 site
Serviço de Hospital de Dia, Hospital de Braga
Braga, Portugal
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