Tag: RCT
First subjects enrolled in US clinical trial for VenoStent
VenoStent has announced that the first subjects have been enrolled in the SAVE-FistulaS clinical trial, which will take place at two different sites across...
DCB superior to plain balloon for stent graft stenosis in Taiwanese...
Recent studies have evaluated drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatments’ ability to help maintain arteriovenous fistula (AVF) patency for haemodialysis patients “with mixed results”, according to...
Renal Interventions’ top 10 stories of March 2023
The month of March brought PAVE-2 updates, preservation debates and an assessment of the best options in marginal veins. A series of transplant updates,...
RCTs only part of “montage” of evidence in vascular access
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are often considered the “gold standard” of evidence on which to base clinical decision-making, but, asked Theodore Saad (Sidney Kimmel...
KDOQI vascular access guidelines: Opportunity or concern for clinical research?
Earlier this year, in an interview with Renal Interventions, Scott Trerotola (Philadelphia, USA) remarked that “guidelines are a research workbook for the next generation”....
Novel device reduces swelling and surgical site infection after kidney transplantation
Researchers from the Lawson Health Research Institute at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) in London, Canada have reported that a simple medical device reduced...