Ultrasound inside the blood vessel for dialysis access issues
Part of Kidney & urinary, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests a special type of ultrasound placed inside a blood vessel to better understand problems with dialysis access. It may help doctors find the cause of access malfunction during your diagnostic fistulogram.
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Who can take part
- You have end-stage kidney disease and receive care at Boston Medical Center (BMC)
- You are currently receiving hemodialysis (dialysis through the blood)
- You have a dialysis access malfunction (your dialysis access is not working properly)
- You are scheduled to have a diagnostic fistulogram to check the access problem
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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