The nutritional, cardiovascular and immunological effect of daily subcutaneous ghrelin in dialysis patients with evidence of malnutritio

Completed

• Conditions: Malnutrition or renal failure; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Malnutrition, kidney failure

• Registration Number: ISRCTN43319045
• Lead Sponsor: Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-06-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Dialysis patients at West London Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital with evidence of malnutrition

Exclusion Criteria

1. Anaemia
2. Over 75 years of age
3. Recent illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Blood pressure<br>2. Energy expenditure<br>3. Cytokine production

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Food intake<br>2. Nutritional parameters