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Phase II Randomized Study of Standard Vs High Amount of Hemodialysis Using Low Vs High Flux Dialyzer Membranes for End Stage Renal Disease

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Brief Title  Phase II Randomized Study of Standard Vs High Amount of Hemodialysis Using Low Vs High Flux Dialyzer Membranes for End Stage Renal Disease
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Brief Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate whether hemodialysis providing a 2-pool, variable volume urea kinetic modelling value of 1.05 versus 1.45 reduces mortality and morbidity in patients with end stage renal disease.

II. Compare the efficacy of high versus low flux dialyzer membranes.

Detailed Description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified by center, age, and diabetes prior to dialysis initiation.

Patients are randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups: moderate dose dialysis, low flux membrane; high dose dialysis, low flux membrane; moderate dose dialysis, high flux membrane; or high dose dialysis, high flux membrane. Moderate dose is a target eKt/V of 1.05 and high dose is 1.45. The dose and delivery of dialysis are measured monthly by the equilibrated fractional clearance of urea (eKt/V) calculated with double pool kinetics.

Patients are dialyzed 3 times a week in the shortest possible time (minimum 2.5 hours), adjusted for adequate fluid removal. General medical care, protein and calorie intake, and dialyzer reuse and other aspects of dialysis therapy are standardized. The protocol document lists approved dialyzers; no unsubstituted cellulosic membranes are permitted.

The intervention phase of this study is 5 years. Patients are followed for survival.

Study Phase Phase II
Study Type  Interventional
Study Design  Treatment, Randomized, Efficacy Study
Primary Outcome Measure 
Secondary Outcome Measure 
Condition  End Stage Renal Disease
Intervention  Procedure: Dialysis
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Recruitment Status  Completed
Enrollment  900
Start Date  October 1992
Completion Date December 2001
Eligibility Criteria 

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics--

  • End stage renal disease that requires in-center hemodialysis 3 times/week On hemodialysis for at least 3 months (6 months following renal transplant)
  • No scheduled renal transplant from living donor

--Prior/Concurrent Therapy--

  • No concurrent intervention studies unless ancillary to this protocol No concurrent investigational drugs

--Patient Characteristics--

  • Hepatic: Albumin at least 2.6 g/dL by nephelometry No cirrhosis with encephalopathy or abnormal PT
  • Renal: Urea clearance (interdialytic) no greater than 1.5 mL/min per 35 liters total urea volume
  • Cardiovascular: No New York Heart Association class IV congestive heart failure despite maximal therapy No unstable angina No new onset angina No recent exacerbation of frequency, duration, or severity of angina
  • Pulmonary: No chronic pulmonary disease requiring supplemental oxygen
  • Other: Not hospitalized in acute or long term care facility at entry No active malignancy requiring chemotherapy or radiotherapy No AIDS No active systemic infection, e.g., tuberculosis or fungal infection No mental incompetence or other contraindication to protocol therapy Not pregnant Geographically available for treatment at participating institution No more than 20 missed treatments/year
Gender Both
Ages 18 Years to 80 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers No
Contacts ††
Location Countries  United States
Administrative Information Fields
NCT ID  NCT00004285
Organization ID 199/11704
Secondary IDs †† URSMD-HEMO-5813
Study Sponsor  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Collaborators †† University of Rochester
Investigators 
Study Chair:     Daniel B. Ornt     University of Rochester    
Information Provided By Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)
Verification Date July 2002
First Received Date  October 18, 1999
Last Updated Date June 23, 2005

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