For more information on this DAC study, go to www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/search and type NCT00067119 in the search window.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provided the study drugs and placebo at no cost and provided additional funding as well. The company was not involved in the design of the study, the analysis of data, or the preparation of the manuscript.


The NIDDK established the multi-center Dialysis Access Consortium in September 2000 to design and implement a series of randomized, controlled, clinical trials over a five-year period to identify effective therapies to reduce the rate of graft and fistula failure in dialysis patients. Participating institutions are Boston University, University of Iowa, Duke University, Maine Medical Center, University of Alabama, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Washington University, and Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

NIDDK, part of NIH, conducts and supports basic and clinical research and research training on some of the most common, severe and disabling conditions affecting Americans. The Institute's research interests include: diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutrition, and obesity; and kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases. For more information, visit www.niddk.nih.gov.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) - The Nation's Medical Research Agency - includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

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