Status:

COMPLETED

Conventional Hemodialysis vs. Short Daily Hemodialysis (6 Days / Week) and Mechanisms of Blood Pressure Control

Lead Sponsor:

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

University of Ottawa

Conditions:

End Stage Renal Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

More than 80% of patients with end stage renal disease have hypertension; 70% of whom are poorly controlled using conventional Hemodialysis therapy. An expanded extracellular fluid volume and an incre...

Detailed Description

Patients with end stage renal disease have an adjusted risk of cardiovascular mortality that is 10-20 times greater than the general population. Of the modifiable risk factors, hypertension occurs in ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Systolic Hypertension
  • They are able to make the time commitment for daily therapy
  • They are capable of giving informed consent.

Exclusion

  • They are expected to receive a transplant within the next 12 months
  • If they are considering a switch to peritoneal dialysis
  • They are not expected to survive 12 months
  • They have infections that require isolation (Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Hepatitis B)
  • They have known symptomatic dilated cardiomyopathy (New York Association Class II or III with left ventricle ejection fraction of \<0.35

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00759967

Start Date

September 1 2007

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

August 4 2017

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The Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 7W9