Status:

COMPLETED

Dietary Protein Requirements in Hemodialysis Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Conditions:

Chronic Renal Failure

End-Stage Renal Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to assess dietary protein requirements in clinically stable maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. It is hypothesized that the average dietary protein intake (DP...

Detailed Description

A high proportion of maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients have protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) which is a powerful predictor of high morbidity and mortality. Although inflammation may contribute ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ages from 30 years through 65 years
  • Both men and women and all ethnic and racial groups
  • Treatment with MHD for 6 months or greater
  • Hemoglobin of at least 11 g/dL
  • Neurological examination indicating no severe neuropathy
  • A negative test for peripheral arterial occlusive disease

Exclusion

  • Obesity: body weight greater than \>115% of standard
  • History of active cancer other than basal cell carcinoma
  • Symptomatic severe ischemic heart disease, uncontrolled serious dysrhythmias, uncontrolled congestive heart failure, poorly controlled hypertension, severe musculoskeletal disease, arthritis or amputations of the lower extremities
  • Insulin dependent or insulin independent diabetes mellitus
  • Severe lung or liver disease, uncontrolled asthma, active vasculitis. Severe chronic infection or any other acute or chronic inflammatory or catabolic illnesses
  • Psychosis, inability to give informed consent, evidence that patient will not comply with study protocol
  • Alcohol or other recreational drug abuse
  • Patients who received L-carnitine or anabolic hormones within the previous 6 months
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients who are physically and/or psychologically incapable of undergoing the protocol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

13 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02194114

Start Date

January 1 2004

End Date

January 1 2008

Last Update

July 18 2014

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Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, California, United States, 90509