Status:

UNKNOWN

Hemocontrol's Effectiveness on the Reduction of Cardiovascular Long-term EventS

Lead Sponsor:

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

Conditions:

Kidney Failure Chronic

Cardiovascular Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

It is hypothesized that a consistent use of the Hemocontrol TM biofeedback function improves long-term cardiovascular outcome, mediated by reduced hypertension due to fluid overload and by reduced inc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age more than 65 years old
  • Arterial Hypertension: predialysis SBP \>140 mmHg and/or DBP \>90 mmHg in at least 50% over the previous month dialysis sessions or receiving at least one antihypertensive pharmacological drug including diuretics, disregarded blood pressure value
  • On a three times per week hemodialysis schedule
  • Time on hemodialysis less than 6 months
  • Able to measure their blood pressure at home (by themselves or with the aid of the care giver)
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion

  • Active neoplastic disease
  • Mental illness
  • Pregnancy
  • Single needle treatment
  • Inability, as judged by the investigator, to follow or understand the protocol instructions
  • Blood flow rate less than 200 mL/min
  • Patients who at the time of recruitment need clinical indication for special renal replacement therapies and/or on treatment with one of the following modalities: HDF or similar diffusive-convective therapies, treatment time \>5h, blood temperature control, isolated UF profiling of Na/UFR
  • Patients with a life expectancy shorter than 6 months
  • Patients in a list for transplant within the next 6 months
  • Predialysis Hemoglobin level greater than 13.5 g/dl
  • History of major cardiovascular events during run in period

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

396 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01515878

Start Date

February 1 2012

End Date

March 1 2015

Last Update

July 6 2012

Active Locations (3)

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1

Health Regional hospital

Calgary, Canada

2

Hopital Tenon, APHP

Paris, France, 75970

3

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

Bologna, Italy, 40138