Clinical trial Recruiting at 12 sites Interventional Ages 18 to 80

Biological Vascular Graft for Creating an Arteriovenous Graft

Official title: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled, Non-inferiority Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of LineMatrix® Biological Vascular Graft for the Creation of Arteriovenous Graft

Run by Longhua Hospital · NCT07773051 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study tests whether a LineMatrix Biological Vascular Graft can be safely used to create arteriovenous grafts for adults with end-stage kidney disease who need long-term hemodialysis.

Quick facts

Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 80 Years
SexAll
Enrollment326 (estimated)
SponsorLonghua Hospital
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionscyclophosphamide, prednisone
Locations12 sites (Beijing, Beijing Municipality and 11 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedAugust 25, 2025
Main results expectedJune 30, 2027
Study endsSeptember 30, 2027
Registry record updatedAugust 19, 2026
Trial IDNCT07773051 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults aged 18–80 with ESRD requiring hemodialysis access and who cannot have an autologous AVF, and who are suitable for upper-extremity AVG implantation.

Probably not a fit

Patients with known severe cardiac disease, very low hemoglobin or platelet counts, or other exclusion criteria may not benefit from this graft.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This multicenter study plans to enroll about 326 adults with ESRD who require a long-term hemodialysis graft and cannot have an autologous AVF. Participants will be randomly assigned 1:1 to receive either the investigational LineMatrix Biological Vascular Graft or a standard Gore graft during AVG creation in the upper extremity. Follow-up visits are scheduled at screening, at the time of surgery, and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-operatively to assess safety and efficacy, with primary endpoints including 6-month primary patency and 12-month cumulative patency. Safety monitoring will capture adverse events and graft performance over this period.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the LineMatrix graft could provide a durable alternative for patients needing long-term hemodialysis access.

How similar studies have gone: Prior graft-type comparisons in AVG patients have shown mixed results; this trial tests a novel graft specifically against a standard control to evaluate potential improvements in patency.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* (1) Age ≥18 years and ≤80 years, male or female;
* (2) Diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring maintenance hemodialysis;
* (3) Requiring establishment of a long-term hemodialysis vascular access but unable to have a autologous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) created;
* (4) Assessed by the investigator as suitable for implantation of an arteriovenous graft (AVG) in the upper extremity;
* (5) Able to understand the purpose of the study, voluntarily participating and providing signed informed consent(ICF), and willing to comply with all scheduled follow-up assessments.

Exclusion Criteria:

* (1) Known or suspected history of allergy to heparin, alcohol, or bovine-derived products;
* (2) Planned to undergo renal transplantation or transition to peritoneal dialysis within 1 year;
* (3) Hemoglobin concentration \<60 g/L, or platelet count \<60 × 10⁹/L;
* (4) Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<30%;
* (5) Severe cardiac disease, including New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III-IV severe heart failure, or history of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia requiring continuous treatment within 6 months prior to enrollment;
* (6) History of stroke within 1 month prior to enrollment;
* (7) Uncontrolled or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (preoperative glycated hemoglobin \>10%);
* (8) Immunodeficiency disorders, or current treatment with corticosteroids (prednisone-equivalent dose ≥10 mg) or immunosuppressive agents (e.g., sirolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclosporine, cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus);
* (9) Malignancy or other severe systemic disease with a life expectancy of \<12 months;
* (10) Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II (HIT-2) or other contraindications to heparin use;
* (11) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \>2 × upper limit of normal (ULN);
* (12) Coagulation disorders (activated partial thromboplastin time \[APTT\] or prothrombin time \[PT\] \>1.5 × ULN);
* (13) Systemic or surgical site infection (white blood cell \[WBC\] count \>15 × 10⁹/L);
* (14) Baseline hypotension, or frequent hypotensive episodes within the past month (frequency ≥5 episodes/month, with hypotension defined as systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \<60 mmHg);
* (15) Hypercoagulable state, or history of ≥2 episodes of deep vein thrombosis or peripheral vascular thrombosis not related to dialysis access;
* (16) Known ipsilateral central venous stenosis, or clinical symptoms/signs suggestive of central venous stenosis confirmed by imaging;
* (17) Severe mental disorders that preclude cooperation with the study protocol;
* (18) Pregnant or lactating women, or women of childbearing potential who plan to conceive during the trial and are unwilling to use effective contraception;
* (19) Currently enrolled in another drug or medical device clinical trial and not yet completed the study;
* (20) Any other conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, make the patient unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial.

Where it's running

  • Beijing Haidian Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • South China Hospital of Shenzhen University
    Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University
    Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting
  • Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical Collage of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
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  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
    Recruiting
  • Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Xi’an, Shanxi, China
    Recruiting
  • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting
  • The FIrst Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
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