Safety of Extending The Routine Flushing Of Implanted Port Devices From 4 Weeks To 12 (NCT05454189)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
Implanted port devices (IPD) play an essential role in the safe administration of cancer treatments by providing a device to safely administer caustic chemotherapy agents. The current recommended frequency of flushing the IPD per manufacturers guidelines is every 4-6 weeks. The purpose of this study is to find out if extending IPD flushes to every 12 weeks is safe and if it is just as effective as every 4 week flushing.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (8 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (3 items).
Location: Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea — Albert Lea, Minnesota
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergy to heparin
- Vulnerable populations: pregnant women, prisoners, mentally handicapped.
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (17 Sites)
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea — Albert Lea, Minnesota
- Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center — Brainerd, Minnesota
- Essentia Health Deer River Clinic — Deer River, Minnesota
- Essentia Health St Mary's Detroit Lakes Clinic — Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
- Essentia Health Duluth Clinic — Duluth, Minnesota
- Essentia Health Fosston — Fosston, Minnesota
- Fairview Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital — Grand Rapids, Minnesota
- Essentia Health Hibbing Clinic — Hibbing, Minnesota
- Fairview Range Medical Center — Hibbing, Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato — Mankato, Minnesota
- Monticello Cancer center — Monticello, Minnesota
- Essentia Health Park Rapids — Park Rapids, Minnesota
- Fairview Northland Medical Center — Princeton, Minnesota
- Essentia Health Sandstone — Sandstone, Minnesota
- Essentia Health Virginia Clinic — Virginia, Minnesota
- Sanford Worthington Medical Center — Worthington, Minnesota
- Essentia Health Fargo — Fargo, North Dakota
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.