Effect of low calcium dialysate on coronary artery calcification in hemodialysis patients
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of The genitoruinary system
- Registration Number
- KCT0000942
- Lead Sponsor
- Hallym University Medical Center-Kangdong
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1) more than 20years old, and
2) patients receiving conventional HD (treatment 4 hours per session, 3 times per week) with a dialysate calcium concentration of 1.5 mmol/L for more than 3 months, and
3) patients gave informed concent.
Exclusion Criteria
patients with severe hypocalcemia (corrected Ca < 8.0 mg/dL), intact-PTH > 300 pg/mL, active infection, malignancy, sarcoidosis, previous parathyroidectomy, freqeuently symptomatic intradialytic hypotension, uncontrolled arrhythmia, and previous coronary artery stenting.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Coronary artery calcification
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method serum corrected calcium concentraion;serum phosphorus level;serum calcium-phosphorus product;serum intact-parathyroid hormone