Evaluation of a Bioimpedance Method for Determination of Dry Weight in Dialysis Patients
- Conditions
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
- Registration Number
- NCT00397306
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Saarland
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is the evaluation of a bioimpedance method for determination of dry weight in dialysis patients. Additionally normal tissue hydration in non-Dialysis patients is investigated in healthy subjects and patients with chronic kidney disease in stages K/DIGO I-IV
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
- clinically stable on dialysis within the last three months
- signed written informed consent
- acute myocardial infarction or stroke within the last six months
- heart failure stage NYHA IV
- concommitant participation in other interventional trials
- psychiatric conditions that prevent subject from following the study procedures / protocol
- pregnancy or lactation
- limb amputation
- cardiac pacemaker
- joint implants
- implantable pumps and other metallic implants
For healthy subjects and CKD patients in stages K/DIGO I-IV the above mentioned criteria other than the first mentioned are applicable respectively.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Bioimpedance Dry weight
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wall thickness LA, LV Resistance Resistivity Blood pressure LV Diameter Shortening Fraction EPO-Dose Quality of Life
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Hospital of Saarland, Dept. of Internal Medicine IV, Div. of Nephrology and Hypertension
🇩🇪Homburg, Saarland, Germany