Is colour duplex ultrasound more sensitive than clinical assessment in predicting early failure of primary arteriovenous fistulae (AVF)?

ISRCTN ISRCTN54883610
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN54883610
Secondary identifying numbers N0234190027
Submission date
28/09/2007
Registration date
28/09/2007
Last edited
09/06/2017
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Circulatory System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr Matthew Bell
Scientific

Southmead Hospital
Westbury on Trym
Bristol
BS10 5NB
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)117 959 6363
Email matthew.bell@nbt.nhs.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleIs colour duplex ultrasound more sensitive than clinical assessment in predicting early failure of primary arteriovenous fistulae (AVF)?
Study objectives1. Principal question: is ultrasound surveillance of primary AVF necessary or is clinical assessment adequate
for primary AVF survival?
2. Principal objective: to define a method to reduce early primary AVF failure.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedCardiovascular: Primary arteriovenous fistula
InterventionPurpose of Study:
This study is intended to improve the service available to patients attending hospital for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Many patients suffering from CKD will require some sort of kidney replacement therapy. Some may be fortunate enough to receive kidney transplant, however those that are not so fortunate will need dialysis of some kind. Dialysis is available in two ways: Peritoneal and Haemodialysis (HD). This study is concentrated on those preparing for HD. In order to begin dialysis a 'man-made' short circuit of the circulatory system must be created. This involves the connection of a vein to the side of an artery in the arm of the patient. This connection allows the development of the vein into a significantly larger vessel that allows easy needling during dialysis. This also means that the volume of flow through this connection, known as an arteriovenous fistula (AVF), also increases dramatically. It is this high blood flow that allows the patient to receive dialysis in just a few hours, when the flow of blood is reduced the time taken to dialyse is vastly increased. The development of these AVF is not always simple and they can often fail, sometimes only minutes after surgery. In order to improve the chances of survival we would like to investigate the protocols currently used to survey these AVF during development and assess the use of a new protocol and technique. Currently clinical assessment of the developing AVF occurs around two weeks post operation. Any problems identified at this stage mean the patient can be referred for an alternative investigation. This alternative investigation is duplex ultrasound. Evidence supports ultrasounds ability to identify accurately any abnormality in the developing AVF without the need for an invasive technique. This study aims to compare the ability of clinical assessment and ultrasound to accurately predict the outcome of a developing AVF. Whilst doing this we intend to identify the most accurate time for ultrasound surveillance of the developing AVF.

Methodology
Consented patients will be randomly allocated to one of two groups:
Group 1: Clinical assessment
Group 2: Ultrasound assessment

Patients in both groups will be seen in the vascular laboratory for a pre access vein map to be produced. This allows the surgeon to choose the optimum location for the AVF to be created. It will also reduce the chance for bias towards those patients that require pre-access vein mapping as a result of an inconclusive clinical assessment.
Group 1: These patients will be seen by Tessa Savage (renal coordinator) to perform a clinical assessment of the developing AVF on two occasions, firstly 2 weeks post operation and secondly; 6 weeks post operation. Should any abnormality be identified by the clinical assessment then the patient will enter the normal pathway of care.
Group 2: These patients will be seen by Matthew Bell (clinical vascular scientist) to perform a duplex ultrasound surveillance scan. This scan will occur on five occasions: immediately post operation whilst still an inpatient, 1 week post operation (outpatient), 2 weeks post operation (outpatient), 4 weeks post operation (outpatient) and 6 weeks post operation (outpatient).
Should patients in either group become concerned about the development of the AVF outside of the appointment times then they will be encouraged to contact either Matthew Bell or Tessa Savage to arrange further examination.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. The specificity and sensitivity of both clinical assessment and ultrasound in predicting AVF success or failure
2. ROC curves will be used to identify the most accurate ultrasound criteria found for predicting AVF failure or success
3. ROC curves will also be used for identifying the optimum time for ultrasound surveillance.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/02/2007
Completion date01/06/2008

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants144
Key inclusion criteriaBoth groups will be recruited in the same way through the renal consultants and will be randomly allocated to one of two groups. It is predicted that the sample size will be no more than 144 patients in the first year as this is the predicted maximum number of patients requiring primary AVF in this timescale. It is predicted that the final number of patients required for the sample will be approximately 50 per group as a result of a retrospective study performed previously by Robbin et al (2002).

Inclusion criteria:
1. Adult patient requiring primary AVF
2. No previous AVF or dialysis via central line
3. Upper limb vein/artery suitable for AVF formation
4. The patients' eGFRml/min/1.73m^2 must be greater than 15 to minimise likelihood of access being required before maturation of primary AVF
Key exclusion criteria1. Children (<18 years old)
2. Those patients unable to give consent
3. AVG formation required
4. Previous AVF
5. Previous access via central line
6. Patients with failing transplant
7. Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis
Date of first enrolment01/02/2007
Date of final enrolment01/06/2008

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)207 307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

North Bristol NHS Trust

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

09/06/2017: No publications found in PubMed, verifying study status with principal investigator.