Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate in improving health of Chronic Kidney Disease patients.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- N18.5End Stage Renal Disease.Chronic kidney disease, stage 5
- Registration Number
- IRCT20240208060941N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Pak Emirates Military Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 26
Inclusion Criteria
Patients from either gender: male or female
Patients having > 18 years of age
Patients on twice weekly maintenance hemodialysis for more than 6 months
Patients able to comply with study instructions
Patients having serum bicarbonate levels =23mmol/
Exclusion Criteria
Patients having active infection or sepsis
Patients with systemic conditions (unstable heart disease, congestive heart failure, dementia, cerebrovascular disease, hepatic impairment and renal tubular acidosis)
Pateints with poor blood pressure
Patients who had limb amputation in the past
Patients on bisphosphonate therapy
Patients being treated calcium or sodium bicarbonate therapy
Patients not consenting to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method utritional Status. Timepoint: Before intervention and 2, 4, 6, 12, and 18 weeks post intitation of treatment. Method of measurement: Hand Grip Strength, Triceps Skinfold Thickness, Serum Albumin.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method