The narrowing of Dialysis Fistulae or Grafts is a near universal problem in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and requires patients to undergo repeated angioplasty or mechanical opening of the fistula.
The failure of dialysis accesses remains a leading cause of morbidity and medical costs among ESRD subjects. The underlying etiology for dialysis access failure is uniformly due to progressive narrowing of the vessel lumen leading to stasis and thrombosis of the access. The luminal narrowing of arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) is due to progressive hyperplasia of vessel intima and subsequent infiltration of smooth muscle cells into the vessel media. Areas of stenosis within AVFs are characterized by dense neointimal hyperplasia, infiltration of vascular smooth muscle cells and expansion of extracellular matrix material. Additionally, varying types of vascular injury increase the rate of collagen and elastin deposition within the medial and serosal areas of the vessel.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Subject will undergo endoluminal biopsy prior to angioplasty but will NOT undergo insertion of the ACT drug delivery catheter
Subject will undergo endoluminal biopsy prior to angioplasty followed by insertion of the ACT drug delivery catheter where ascorbic acid (10.0 µM) will be injected following conventional balloon angioplasty
Subject will undergo endoluminal biopsy prior to angioplasty followed by insertion of the ACT drug delivery catheter where ascorbic acid (10.0 µM) in combination with D-penicillamine (25 µM) will be injected following conventional balloon angioplasty
Southeast Renal Research Institute
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
RECRUITINGPatients treated with ascorbic acid in combination with D-penicillamine will have longer periods between serial angioplasties over 12-month period. Additionally, subjects receiving combination therapy may have greater post-angioplasty luminal diameters.
Subjects are followed for 12 months and monitored for signs of fistula dysfunction. When the patient's fistula becomes dysfunctional they will be referred for a fistulogram. The time between serial fistulograms will be recorded as a secondary endpoint. Patients who are referred for a repeat fistulogram and having a luminal narrowing of greater than 70% will undergo a second intimal biopsy.
Time frame: 12 months
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