Status:
COMPLETED
Heat Disinfection of HD Water Treatment System in Hemodialysis Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
Conditions:
All Cause Mortality
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Hemodialysis (HD) may lead to increase inflammatory response through a number of mechanisms. HD-related inflammation is mainly due to underlying kidney disease, coexisting comorbidities, uremia per se...
Detailed Description
Inflammation is common in individuals with both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hemodialysis (HD). HD may lead to increased inflammatory response through a number of mechanisms; some of these factors...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age over 20 years and duration of HD over 3 months, and clinically stable
Exclusion
- patients with acute infection, malignancy, active autoimmune disease, GI bleeding or blood loss; systemic inflammatory disease; life expectancy less than 3 months, and unwilling to participate in this study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
540 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01138280
Start Date
March 1 2005
End Date
March 1 2010
Last Update
June 7 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 11217