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SAVE-FistulaS: the SelfWrap-Assisted ArterioVEnous Fistulas Study

VenoStent · NCT06001827

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted (a condition is required)
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
600
US sites recruiting
28
Study start
January 3, 2024
Record last updated
February 17, 2026

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What the study is about

This is a prospective, randomized, multi-center clinical trial for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients referred for creation of a new arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in order to assess the safety and effectiveness of SelfWrap, a bioabsorbable perivascular wrap.

Being studied: SelfWrap Bioabsorbable Perivascular Wrap; Untreated AVF Control

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Diseases; End Stage Renal Disease; Arteriovenous Fistula; Hemodialysis Access Failure; ESRD; Vascular Access Complication; Renal Failure; Catheter Complications; Catheter Dysfunction; Renal Insufficiency

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Age of at least 18 years
  • Referred for creation of a new AVF
  • Willing and able to comply with study requirements, communicate with the study team, and attend follow up visits over a period of 36 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • Planned index procedure to revise or repair an existing fistula
  • Target artery inner diameter \< 2.0 mm, as measured by ultrasound while the target arm is under tourniquet pressure and anesthesia
  • Target vein inner diameter \< 2.0 mm, as measured by ultrasound while the target arm is under tourniquet pressure and anesthesia
  • Significant (at least 50%) stenosis at the target vein on the side of surgery (between the planned anastomosis site and the axillary vein), as diagnosed by preoperative ultrasound
  • Known central venous stenosis of at least 50% on the side of surgery
  • Presence of a stent or a stent graft within the access circuit
  • Known or suspected coagulation disorder that, in the opinion of the Investigator, puts too much risk on the patient for AVF creation
  • Known or suspected active infection at the time of surgery
  • Congestive heart failure NYHA class 4
  • Prior steal on the side of surgery;
  • Enrolled in another investigational drug, device, or biological study, or was previously enrolled in this study
  • Life expectancy less than 12 months
  • Expected to undergo kidney transplant surgery within 6 months of enrollment
  • Expected to undergo home hemodialysis
  • Females of childbearing potential (premenopausal and not surgically sterile) without documented current negative pregnancy test at screening
  • Presence of a comorbid condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may significantly confound the collection of safety and efficacy data in this study
  • Unwillingness or inability to give consent and/or comply with the study follow up schedule
  • Any health condition, which in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the safety of the participant or the participant's ability to comply with the study.

Recruiting US locations

  • AKDHC Bullhead City

    Bullhead City, AZ 86442

    Site contact: Cynthia Carrizoza · ccarrizoza@akdhc.com

  • AKDHC Marana Surgery Center

    Marana, AZ 85658

    Site contact: Anell S Munoz Gallego · amgallego@akdhc.com

  • Arizona Kidney Disease & Hypertension Centers (AKDHC) Phoenix Surgery Center

    Phoenix, AZ 85012

    Site contact: Cynthia Carrizoza · (602) 200-8288 · ccarrizoza@akdhc.com

  • Banner University Medical Center

    Tucson, AZ 85724

    Site contact: Jennifer Lopez · jpinedalopez@arizona.edu

  • Orange County Vascular Access Center

    Garden Grove, CA 92840

    Site contact: Nicole Hilton · 803-252-3373 · Nicole.Hilton@azuracare.com

  • Tallahassee Research Institute

    Tallahassee, FL 32308

    Site contact: Brianna Everett · hopefullybrianna@gmail.com

  • Lutheran Medical Group

    Fort Wayne, IN 46804

    Site contact: Barbara Anderson · 260-458-3555 · banderson2@lutheran-hosp.com

  • Surgical Associates of Lexington

    Lexington, KY 40503

    Site contact: Amanda Gaddis · gaddisak@yahoo.com

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA 02115

    Site contact: Navya Kotturu · nkotturu@bwh.harvard.edu

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, MN 55905

    Site contact: Jess Schneider · 507-284-2511 · schneider.jessica1@mayo.edu

  • University of Missouri

    Columbia, MO 65212

    Site contact: Brianna Ledbetter · 573-882-4387 · balg34@health.missouri.edu

  • Saint Louis University

    St Louis, MO 63104

    Site contact: Kathryn Lindsay · kathryn.lindsay@health.slu.edu

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, MO 63110

    Site contact: Ashley Cosentino · ashley.cosentino@wustl.edu

  • Northwell Health

    Lake Success, NY 11042

    Site contact: Victoria Wairimu · mwairimu@northwell.edu

  • Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, P.A.

    Charlotte, NC 28226

    Site contact: Decca Taylor · (704) 945-3560 · dtaylor@ssclt.com

  • WakeMed

    Raleigh, NC 27610

    Site contact: Jenna Cassels · 919-350-5252 · jcassels@wakemed.org

  • MUSC Charleston

    Charleston, SC 29425

    Site contact: Natalie Koren · korenn@musc.edu

  • Vascular Care of South Carolina

    Columbia, SC 29203

    Site contact: Alicia Phillips-Pough, RN · 803-252-3373 · alicia.phillips-pough@azuracare.com

  • MUSC Black River

    Florence, SC 29505

    Site contact: Patricia Robinson · robinpat@musc.edu

  • Prisma Health

    Greenville, SC 29615

    Site contact: Kya Spann · Kya.Spann@prismahealth.org

  • Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Orangeburg / Dialysis Access Institute

    Orangeburg, SC 29118

    Site contact: Virginia Anderson · (803) 395-3878 · andersvi@musc.edu

  • Spartanburg Regional Medical Center

    Spartanburg, SC 29650

    Site contact: Darla Howard · DHoward@srhs.com

  • James Eric Gardner, MD, PC

    Memphis, TN 38115

    Site contact: Hannah Gardner · 901-493-7821 · hannahgardner3@gmail.com

  • Saint David's HealthCare Partnership, L.P., LLP

    Austin, TX 78701

    Site contact: Shir Yelovitch, PhD · (512) 459-3300 · SYelovitch@ctvstexas.com

  • A&V Doctors PLLC

    El Paso, TX 79912

    Site contact: Joshua Crawford · 915-307-7800 · jcrawford@arteriesveins.com

  • Houston Methodist Research Institute

    Houston, TX 77030

    Site contact: Caroline Antunes · cantunes@houstonmethodist.org

  • Upper Valley Dialysis Access Center, LLC

    Mission, TX 78572

    Site contact: Martha Perez · 956-600-8899 · martha.perez@uvdac.com

  • Houston Methodist Research Institute (Sugar Land)

    Sugar Land, TX 77479

    Site contact: Sheila Moore · srmoore@houstonmethodist.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Mark Barakat, MD · (832) 429-5362 · mark.barakat@venostent.com
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