Status:

COMPLETED

Citrate- Versus Acetate-Based Dialysate in Bicarbonate Haemodialysis: Consequences on Haemodynamics, Coagulation, Acid-Base Status and Electrolytes

Lead Sponsor:

Ospedale Regionale di Locarno

Collaborating Sponsors:

Bichsel AG, Interlaken, Switzerland

Conditions:

Haemodialysis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Background: A concentrate for bicarbonate haemodialysis acidified with citrate instead of acetate has been marketed in the recent years. The small amount of citrate used (one-fifth of the concentrati...

Detailed Description

Introduction: A concentrate for bicarbonate haemodialysis acidified with citric instead of the less physiologic acetic acid has been successfully implemented in the United States in the past 7 years ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • chronic haemodialysis patients
  • dialysed 3 to 4 hours three times a week, who were
  • clinically stable and without intercurrent illnesses

Exclusion

  • intercurrent illnesses

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00718289

Start Date

March 1 2007

End Date

November 1 2007

Last Update

July 18 2008

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Ospedale Regionale di Locarno

Locarno, Canton Ticino, Switzerland, 6600