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Effect of pentoxifylline on inflammatory factors and quality of life in hemodialysis patients

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
End Stage Renal Disease.
Chronic kidney disease, stage 5
N18.5
Registration Number
IRCT20170609034406N3
Lead Sponsor
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

CRP>1
Age over 18 years
Initiate hemodialysis for at least 3 months and three times a week
Ability to understand and sign a consent form
Properly functioning arteriovenous fistula or catheter
Dialysis adequacy above 1.2

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy
The presence of any chronic,active,uncontrolled or severe chronic inflammatory disease(autoimmune disease,connective tissue disease,malignancy,HIV,liver disaese and pulmonary disease)
The presence of chronic infection or the occurrence of acute infection in a recent month
Hemoglobin is less than 10g/dL
Concurrently presence in another trial(drug or supplement)
A medical history(such as heart attack or brain injury)or sergical in the last 3 months
Symptoms of malabsorption
Bleeding disorders(Includes coagulopathies)or high risk of bleeding
Change in diet in the last 1 month
Abuse of alcohol and other substances that cause dependence

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum level of TNF-a. Timepoint: Before intervention. At the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: ELISA kit.;Serum level of CRP. Timepoint: Before intervention. At the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: ELISA kit.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of life. Timepoint: Before intervention. At the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Standard questionnaire.
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