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Does bicarbonate of soda affect water balance when it is prescribed to treat people with kidney failure?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic kidney disease
Urological and Genital Diseases
Registration Number
ISRCTN80601080
Lead Sponsor
York Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Brief Summary

2019 results in https://www.raftpubs.com/Clinical-Journal-of-Nephrology/pdf/CJN_raft1002 (added 01/03/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

1. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (creatinine greater than 180 mcmol/l or glomerular filtration rate [GFR] less than 60 ml/min)
2. Aged over 18 years, male and female

Exclusion Criteria

1. Need for dialysis
2. Already taking oral sodium bicarbonate
3. Uncontrolled hypertension
4. Peripheral oedema
5. Nephrotic syndrome
6. Congestive cardiac failure

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Extracellular water and total body water measured by bromide space and deuterium dilution at 4 weeks.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> The following will be assessed at 4 weeks:<br> 1. Blood pressure<br> 2. Bio-impedance measures of total body water (TBW) and extracellular fluid (ECF)<br>
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