NCT01023191.

Trial name or title	A prospective randomized controlled trial of local anaesthetic percutaneous insertion versus general anaesthetic open surgical placement of continuous peritoneal dialysis catheters in a university teaching hospital
Methods	Study design: parallel RCT Country: UK Setting: single centre
Participants	Inclusion criteria Patients referred to vascular consultants for CAPD catheter insertion Ability to give informed written consent Exclusion criteria Previous abdominal surgery via midline incision Unfit for general anaesthetic Aged under 18 at time of referral Inability to give informed written consent Inability to attend follow up appointments
Interventions	Treatment group Percutaneous Insertion catheter Control group Open insertion catheter
Outcomes	Catheter survival Peri‐operative complications Mechanical complications Infective complications: exit‐site/tunnel infection, peritonitis Length of admission Patient‐reported pain post procedure Operative time
Starting date	December 2011
Contact information	Contact: Ian C Chetter, MB ChB
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