Status:

COMPLETED

Effects Of Volume Control Guided by Body Composition Monitor (BCM) on Blood Pressure and Cardiac Condition in Hemodialysis Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Ege University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fresenius Medical Care North America

Conditions:

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This prospective, randomized, controlled study aims to evaluate the usefulness of the new body composition monitor (BCM) device as a method to improve volume control in hemodialysis (HD) patients and ...

Detailed Description

The proposed prospective, randomized, controlled study intends to document the effect of volume control guided by BCM on blood pressure (determined both manually and 48-h ambulatory), need for anti-hy...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age older than 18-year,
  • Maintenance bicarbonate HD scheduled thrice weekly (12 hours/week),
  • Willingness to participate in the study with a written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Presence of a cardiac stent, pacemaker or defibrillator ,
  • Artificial joints, pin or amputation
  • Permanent or temporary catheters (may affect BCM measurement),
  • Being scheduled for living donor renal transplantation,
  • Presence of serious life-limiting co-morbid situations, like malignancy, uncontrollable infection, end-stage cardiac, pulmonary, or hepatic disease,
  • Pregnancy or lactating,
  • Current use of investigational drugs or participation in an interventional clinical trial that contradicts or interferes with the therapies or measured outcomes in this trial,
  • Mental incompetence.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

126 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00974857

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2010

Last Update

September 9 2013

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Ege University Division of Nephrology

Bornova, İzmir, Turkey (Türkiye), 35100