Status:

COMPLETED

Study of How the Dose of Dialysis is Affected by Dialysate Flow Rate

Lead Sponsor:

Vantive Health LLC

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Louisville

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Conditions:

Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic Renal Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to look at how the dose of dialysis is affected by the rate at which dialysate flows through the dialyzer. The dose of dialysis (Kt/V) will be determined by measuring bloo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult subject ≥18 years of age undergoing chronic hemodialysis for end- stage renal disease (ESRD) three times a week for at least three months with a stable treatment prescription
  • Subject has no hospitalizations in previous three months for a significant illness related to a renal or dialysis problem except for vascular access surgery
  • Subject with an AV fistula or graft capable of routinely delivering a blood flow rate of 400 mL/min

Exclusion

  • Subject who is non-compliant with dialysis prescription
  • Subject whose hemodialysis schedule is not three times a week
  • Subject using a catheter for blood access
  • Subject who is not anticoagulated with heparin during hemodialysis
  • Subject with a current malignancy involving sites other than skin
  • Subject with a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the last six months
  • Subject who is believed to be unable to complete the entire study (e.g., due to a concurrent disease, life expectancy of less than a year, or scheduled kidney transplant
  • Subject who is pregnant
  • Subject who is considered incompetent to give an informed consent
  • Subject with a positive test for hepatitis B surface antigen within the past 30 days (testing for hepatitis B surface antigen is not required for subjects who have tested positive for hepatitis B antibody within the past year and any such patients will not be subject to this exclusion criterion)
  • Subject with known HIV infection (if this is not known, no HIV testing will be performed

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00962000

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

June 1 2010

Last Update

July 24 2025

Active Locations (3)

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University of California Davis

Sacramento, California, United States, 95817-1460

2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202

3

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-2372