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The effect of more efficient hemodialysis on body composition measured by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA).

Completed
Conditions
renal replacement therapy
10003018
10038430
hemodialysis
Registration Number
NL-OMON31784
Lead Sponsor
Dialyse Centrum Groningen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

frequent home and in-centre nocturnal hemodialysis patients (age 18 years or older)

Exclusion Criteria

short life expectance (<1 year), a substantial amount of metal in the body (artificial hip, pacemaker, and other), absence of informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Body weight (kg)<br /><br>Fat mass (g)<br /><br>Lean body mass (g) existing of muscles, bone tissue and fluids</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>hemoglobin (mmol/l), serum albumin (g/), serum calcium (mmol/l) and phosphate<br /><br>(mmol/l)<br /><br>equilibrated Kt/V (eKt/V) and Protein Catabolic Rate (PCR, g protein/ kg /day)</p><br>
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