Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01434797
Value of PET/CT Imaging in the Diagnosis of Permanent Central Venous Catheters Infection
Prospective Study on the Usefulness and Diagnostic Value of F-18-FDG PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Permanent Central Venous Catheters Infection
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 11 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The study hypothesis is that F-18-FDG PET/CT and microcalorimetry might have a diagnostic value in the detection of permanent central venous catheters (PCVC) infection when conventional means of PCVC infection detection are non-conclusive.
Detailed description
Permanent central venous catheters are frequently infected and therefore need surgical removal. When a clear diagnostic for infection cannot be defined, catheter removal might be at risk for the patient, for the therapeutic follow-up and in terms of costs. PET/CT and microcalorimetry might help giving conclusive diagnostic of catheter infection.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2014-11-01
- Completion
- 2020-03-01
- First posted
- 2011-09-15
- Last updated
- 2020-03-31
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Switzerland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01434797. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.