The Sonar Trial

Surveillance Of arterioveNous fistulAe using ultRasound


Phase 1 of the trial has completed recruitement ahead of schedule and results are summarised in 'Information for Patients'. Congratulations to all participating centres and thank you to all the wonderful patients who agreed to take part!


A prospective observational cohort study to determine whether ultrasound surveillance can reliably predict arteriovenous fistulae failure in patients with chronic kidney disease.

https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN36033877