Status:

COMPLETED

Open Label Trial to Establish the Equivalence Between ANDY-Disc® and Ultrabag® in Patients on CAPD.

Lead Sponsor:

Ministry of Health, Malaysia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fresenius Medical Care North America

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Conditions:

Chronic Renal Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Apart from haemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is another effective therapy for end stage renal disease (ESRD). The Achilles heel of CAPD however is peritonitis, which is a...

Detailed Description

This is a multi-centre, open label, parallel group randomized trial designed to demonstrate the therapeutic equivalence of ANDY-Disc® with Ultrabag® for a treatment period of 12 months. 270 patients o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written informed consent obtained from patient or parents/guardian.
  • New or existing patients (on the single bag system) with end stage renal failure in the MOH CAPD programme with indications for using the twin bag system. For the purpose of this trial, these indications are:
  • All paediatric patients (up to the age of 18 years)
  • Patients who could not be trained to use the single bag system
  • Existing CAPD patients on the single bag system with recurrent peritonitis
  • Existing CAPD patients on the single bag system who for various reasons could no longer continue with the system.
  • Existing CAPD patients on the single bag system who in the opinion of the investigator would benefit from a switch to the twin bag system.

Exclusion

  • Participation in any CAPD trial in which the patient received an investigational product within 30 days preceding the screening phase of this study.
  • Those persons directly involved in the conduct of the study.
  • History of non-compliance to medical regimen or patients who are unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol.
  • Any serious medical conditions or disability, which in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with treatment or assessment or preclude completion of this study.
  • Patients expected to be transferred to a non participating centre within the next six months
  • Patients presently on a twin bag system
  • Use of automated cycler assistance

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

May 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

264 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00255619

Start Date

May 1 2002

End Date

May 1 2004

Last Update

October 26 2006

Active Locations (6)

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Department of Medicine, Sultanah Aminah Hospital

Johor Bharu, Johor, Malaysia

2

Department of Nephrology, Kuala Lumpur Hospital

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

3

Department of Pediatrics, Kuala Lumpur Hospital

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

4

Department of Medicine, Seremban Hospital

Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia