Status:
COMPLETED
Vascular Calcification's Risk Factors in Haemodialysis Patients
Lead Sponsor:
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Bologna
Conditions:
Chronic Kidney Failure
Inflammation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Brief Summary
A not randomized , cross sectional study will be done to determine the possible association of coronary artery calcification (CAC) score assessed by multirow spiral computed tomography (MSCT) with spe...
Detailed Description
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main causes of death and hospitalization in patients affected by ESRD . The risk of death from CVD is already detectable in the early steps of chronic renal failu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All the patients have started dialysis from at least 6 months
Exclusion
- Recent infectious or cardiovascular disease in the last month before the enrollment in the study;
- Malignancies;
- Active bleeding;
- Therapy with ace inhibitors or angiotensin II blocking drugs;
- Enrollment in other study protocols;
- Bone fractures in the last year;
- Paget's disease;
- Bisphosphonate therapy.
- Inflammation active process
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
253 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00694824
Start Date
November 1 2004
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
March 18 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Nhephrology Dialysis Transplantation Unit St.Orsola University Hospital
Bologna, Italy, 40100