Bacteria Endotoxin in Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent as a Predictor of Relapsing, Recurrent, and Repeat Peritonitis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01817309 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: March 25, 2013
Last Update Posted
: July 28, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis | Other: endotoxin assay in peritoneal dialysis effluent | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 325 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Bacteria Endotoxin in Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent as a Predictor of Relapsing, Recurrent, and Repeat Peritonitis |
Study Start Date : | June 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2015 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Study group
endotoxin assay in peritoneal dialysis effluent
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Other: endotoxin assay in peritoneal dialysis effluent
endotoxin level by Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) assay
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- relapsing peritonitis [ Time Frame: 1 month ]Relapsing peritonitis will be defined as an episode that occurs within 4 weeks of completion of therapy of a prior episode with the same organism (or culture negative in the second episode).
- recurrent peritonitis [ Time Frame: 1 month ]Recurrent peritonitis will be defined as an episode that occurs within 4 weeks of completion of therapy of a prior episode but with a different organism.
- repeat peritonitis [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Repeat peritonitis will be defined as an episode that occurs more than 4 weeks after completion of therapy of a prior episode with the same organism.
- conversion to long-term hemodialysis [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- peritonitis that requires hospitalization [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- catheter removal [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- death due to peritonitis [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- all cause mortality [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
at least two of the followings:
- abdominal pain or cloudy PD effluent;
- leukocytosis in PD effluent (WBC > 100/ml); and
- positive Gram-stain or culture from PD effluent
Exclusion Criteria:
- mycobacterial peritonitis
- obvious surgical problems and require laparotomy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01817309
Hong Kong | |
Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital | |
Shatin, Hong Kong |
Principal Investigator: | Cheuk Chun Szeto, MD | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Responsible Party: | Cheuk-Chun SZETO, Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01817309 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BLPS |
First Posted: | March 25, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 28, 2016 |
Last Verified: | July 2016 |
Keywords provided by Cheuk-Chun SZETO, Chinese University of Hong Kong:
renal failure survival peritoneal failure |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Peritonitis Intraabdominal Infections Infection Peritoneal Diseases Digestive System Diseases |