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Oral Nutritional Supplementation of Hemodialysis Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hemodialysis Complication
Registration Number
NCT05333692
Lead Sponsor
Fresenius Kabi Taiwan Ltd.
Brief Summary

This study is aimed to demonstrate that increase in serum albumin concentration (week 8 -baseline) after test treatment (Fresubin® Protein Energy DRINK), a standard ONS, is not relevantly smaller than that after control treatment with NEPRO®.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Age 40-80 years
  2. Acute or chronic renal failure patients who need dialysis and already dialysis for 3 months at least.
  3. Malnutrition patients. Definition of Malnutrition is serum albumin level<3.5g/dL, calorie digestion below 35kcal/IBW or protein digestion below 1.2g/IBW.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. BMI<18.5 and calorie intake unable to reach 50% of the recommended level
  2. BMI>30 kg/m2,
  3. abnormal liver function,
  4. malignant disease,
  5. scheduled surgery within a month or after surgery,
  6. infectious disease,
  7. suboptimal tolerance of nutritional supplements,
  8. inflammatory bowel disease, bowel obstruction,
  9. acute condition complicated with multiple organ failure or under palliative care.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum Albumin level changebaseline, weerk 4 and week 8
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Body Weight (kg) and Height(cm) change, and these results will be combine to report BMI (kg/m^2) changebaseline, weerk 4 and week 8

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chung Shan Medical University

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Taichung, Taiwan

Chung Shan Medical University
🇨🇳Taichung, Taiwan

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