Is stepwise profiling of sodium and fluid removal during the dialysis of elderly patients clinically beneficial?
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic renal failuredialysisUrological and Genital Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN34583783
- Lead Sponsor
- HS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Study will be confined to patients with chronic renal failure on regular dialysis whose age is greater than 65 years
Exclusion Criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Number of nursing interventions<br>2. Changes in blood pressure<br>3. Episodes of hypotension (defined as a drop >30 mmHg systolic blood pressure) <br>4. At the end of each phase of the study (3 treatment sessions) patient quality of life will be assessed by the use of SF36 questionnaire, and a fatigue questionnaire as described by Prince MI. James OF. Holland NP. Jones DE. Validation of a fatigue impact score in primary biliary cirrhosis: towards a standard for clinical and trial use. Journal of Hepatology. 32(3):368-73, 2000
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration