Clinical Trial Comparing Catheter Lock Solutions TaurolockTMHep 100 and Heparin 100 IE/ml.
Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection (CRBSI) Nos

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection (CRBSI) Nos focused on measuring Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection, Long-term intestinal Failure, Taurolidine, Catheter lock solution, Antimicrobial agent, Home Parenteral Nutrition, Anti-infective agents
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with long-term intestinal failure who will receive PS at least 2 times /week over a subcutaneously tunneled single-lumen CVC (Hickman/Broviac) for at least one year.
- Estimated life expectancy ≥1 year
- Male or female patient aged 18 - 80 years
- Patient is fully able to understand the nature of the proposed intervention and gives written informed consent before entering the trial.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who:
- can not be expected to comply with the trial plan (e.g. substance abuse, mental condition)
- has significant cardiovascular disease such as unstable angina, recent acute myocardial infarction or recent cerebral vascular accident (within 6 weeks); a cardiac rhythm which in the investigators judgment may result in significant hemodynamic effects
- has a known hypersensitivity/allergy to TauroLockTMHep 100 or heparin and/or their excipients.
- is pregnant, lactating, or nursing
- has abnormal blood coagulation due to primary disease or due to treatment with anticoagulants (warfarin/phenprocoumon, unfractionated heparin, low- molecular heparin), with the clinical blood tests INR and APTT, outside the intervals given below, at the time of inclusion. Patients with unfractionated Heparin 100 IE/ml used as a catheter lock, do not need to have APTT tested before enrollment. Patients treated with Low-Molecular Heparin, needs control of INR, thrombocytes and plasma-antifactor Xa, and If the patient has increased bleeding risk judge by disease and clinical blood tests, the patient can´t be included in the trial. INR 0.9-3.0 (warfarin/ phenprocoumon) APTT needs to be in the range 25-100 seconds (Unfractionated Heparin treatment) Plasma-antifactor Xa( outside recommended intervals (pro.medicin.dk), which are dependent on administration form and number of daily administrations ). Thrombocytes 100- 600 x109/L
- Patients with a new catheter-related thrombosis in the last 3 months prior to inclusion.
- has received an investigational drug within 30 days of trial entry
- has received a TauroLockTMHep 100 solution previously
- has an antibiotic coated, silver impregnated or antimicrobial cuff catheter
- has compromised skin integrity, including any infection at the insertion site
Sites / Locations
- Rigshospitalet, abdominalcentret, Medicinsk Gastroenterologisk klinik CA, 2121
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
TaurolockTMHep100
Heparin 100 IE/ml
2-4 ml of TaurolockTMHep100 will be instilled into the central venous access device (CVAD)after each infusion of parenteral nutrition/intravenous fluids. The instillation varying between twice per week to once daily depending on the patients individual HPN programme. The catheter lock solution is kept in situ in the lumen to the next infusion. The duration of TaurolockTMHep100 administration will be maximum 24 month or until occurence of primary outcome(CRBSI).
2-4 ml of Heparin 100 IE/mk will be instilled into the central venous access device (CVAD)after each infusion of parenteral nutrition/intravenous fluids. The instillation varying between twice per week to once daily depending on the patients individual HPN programme. The catheter lock solution is kept in situ in the lumen to the next infusion. The duration of Heparin 100 IE/ml administration will be maximum 24 month or until occurence of primary outcome(CRBSI).