Status:

COMPLETED

Intravenous n-3 Fatty Acids and Sudden Cardiac Death in Hemodialysis Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Aalborg University Hospital

Conditions:

Renal Failure, Chronic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether intravenous infusion of a lipid emulsion with a high content of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids can improve heart rate variability and ventricu...

Detailed Description

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in haemodialysis (HD)patients, and half of these deaths are due to sudden cardiac death caused by ventricular arrhythmias. HD patients have an ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 18 yrs
  • End-stage renal failure
  • Maintenance haemodialysis treatment \> 3 months

Exclusion

  • Allergy to fish or egg protein
  • Body weight \< 50 kgs
  • Chronic supraventricular tachycardia
  • Implanted pacemaker
  • Myocardial infarction within 6 months
  • PCI or CABG within 6 months
  • Stroke or TIA within 6 months
  • HbA1C \> 10 %
  • ALAT \> 100 U/l
  • Triglycerides \> 3 mmol/l
  • Ongoing infection
  • Tendency to severe blood pressure drops during dialysis treatment
  • Malignancy
  • Psychiatric disorder
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00259025

Start Date

September 1 2006

End Date

July 1 2007

Last Update

August 11 2008

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Department of Nephrology, Aalborg Hospital

Aalborg, Denmark, 9000