8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Locks in Intestinal Failure
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
We plan to include children with intestinal failure, a condition where the gut is not
functioning properly, leading these children to need central venous catheters (line that goes
through the skin into the blood stream) for nutritional support and hydration. Such patients
have a very high risk for catheter infection. The study will include placing an agent (sodium
bicarbonate) into the central catheter when the catheter is not in use. This is referred to
as a lock. The lock would be used daily and removed when patients start their nutritional
support and hydration through the catheter.