Status:

COMPLETED

Peroral Supplemental Nutrition in End-stage Renal Disease With and Without HIV Comorbidity

Lead Sponsor:

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Pfrimmer Nutricia GmbH, Erlangen , Germany

Conditions:

End-Stage Renal Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

End-stage renal disease is often accompanied by malnutrition due to less appetite, metabolic changes or both. Human immunodeficiency virus-infection may exacerbate the state of malnutrition. In a pilo...

Detailed Description

In end-stage renal disease (ESRD), cachexia is a common finding. Metabolic changes, malnutrition, or both appear to be the underlying problems. In fact, lean body mass per body weight better predicts ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients on hemodialysis for more than 1 year,
  • Group 1: HIV infection

Exclusion

  • patients on hemodialysis for less than 1 year,
  • Group 2 and 3: HIV infection
  • no pre-/post dialysis weight differences of \> 3 kg after long HD free interval over last 10 HD sessions.
  • no current high-caloric nutrition supplements or planned high-caloric supplements for clinical reasons.
  • pregnancy
  • for women: no use of oral contraceptives or other at least equally effective contraception in women with childbearing potential
  • known neoplastic disease other than skin tumors (except melanoma)
  • mental disease or retardation with impaired judgement power

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00687050

Start Date

May 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2010

Last Update

May 26 2010

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Hospital of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 60590