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More Frequent Dialysis (>3 Treatments Per Week)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Kidney Disease
End Stage Renal Disease
Registration Number
NCT00575497
Lead Sponsor
Satellite Healthcare
Brief Summary

The study compares the benefits of short daily hemodialysis six days a week, nocturnal (night time) hemodialysis six days a week, every other day and every other night hemodialysis to traditional three days a week hemodialysis.The hypothesis is that increasing hemodialysis treatment time and/or frequency will improve outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
46
Inclusion Criteria
  • Stable vascular access, i.e., lack of needling difficulties and stable flow rates. Accesses will include fistulae, grafts, catheters and ports.
  • 18 years of age.
  • History of compliance with a dialysis treatment schedule, or if a new patient, express a willingness to be compliant with a treatment schedule.
  • Plan to continue care and follow-up at the investigational site.
  • Able to sign the informed consent and other relevant documents.
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of poor compliance with thrice (or twice) weekly dialysis schedules as manifested by more than three unexplained missed treatments in the past six (6) months.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Intravenous drug abuser.
  • Expects to receive a transplant or transfer to another facility within six months of entering the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hospitalization days per yearOngoing
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Nutritional Status measured by Subjective Global AssessmentOngoing
Control of hypertension, as measured by number of antihypertensive tablets taken per dayOngoing
Control of hyperphosphatemia, as measured by number of phosphate binder tablets taken per dayOngoing
Anemia, measured by erythropoetin doseOngoing

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Satellite Healthcare, Inc.

🇺🇸

Mountain View, California, United States

WellBound, Inc.

🇺🇸

Mountain View, California, United States

Satellite Healthcare, Inc.
🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States

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