# The Impact of Different Citrate Concentrations as Locking Solutions on Development of Biofilm and Function of Hemodialysis Catheters

> **NCT03683563** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **University Medical Centre Ljubljana** · enrollment: 50 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- End-Stage Kidney Disease
- Renal Dialysis
- Central Venous Catheter
- Biofilms

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** 4% sodium citrate
- **OTHER:** 30% sodium citrate

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03683563
- **Lead sponsor:** University Medical Centre Ljubljana
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2018-04-11
- **Primary completion:** 2019-04
- **Final completion:** 2019-06
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2018-09-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03683563

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03683563, "The Impact of Different Citrate Concentrations as Locking Solutions on Development of Biofilm and Function of Hemodialysis Catheters". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03683563. Licensed CC0.

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