Study Status: Terminated
Recruit Status: Terminated
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Randomized Controlled Study of the Effect of a Needle Phobia or Apprehension Intervention With or Without Synera® on Conversion From Central Venous Catheters to Art
Brief Summary: An arteriovenous fistula or graft access (AVF/AVG) for dialysis is often considered a superior option for delivery of dialysis, but requires needles to be inserted. Patients on dialysis who indicate fear of needles as the reason for not switching from a long-term central venous catheter (CVC) access to a fistula or graft access and who otherwise meet the eligibility criterial will be asked to participate. Patients will receive either a standard or an enhanced intervention to address their fear of needles. The enhanced intervention includes the standard intervention plus video training about Synera and trying out an actual patch. Over the 4 months following the intervention, how many patients sign up to switch access will be tracked.