Status:

COMPLETED

The Effects of Lowering Dialysate Sodium in Hypertensive Hemodialysis Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Capital Medical University

Conditions:

Hypertension

Arteriosclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Unfavorably high sodium intakes remain prevalent around the world. A negative sodium gradient in hemodialysis treatment results in absolute sodium removal via diffusive transport of sodium from the bl...

Detailed Description

A number of studies have shown that lowering dialysate sodium concentration could improve blood pressure (BP) control, and the lower BPs are considered to be a result of an improvement in volume statu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • They had been on HD for more than 1 year.
  • They had had no clinical cardiovascular disease during 3 months preceding entry into the study, with left ventricular ejection fraction over 40%.
  • Their residual daily urine output was lower than 100 ml/day.
  • They had achieved their dry weight assessed by bioimpedance technique and clinical examination for at least 3 months.
  • A mean interdialytic ambulatory BP of \>135/85 mmHg.
  • Averaging the last six available monthly pre-dialysis plasma sodium concentrations over the preceding 12 months \>138mmol/l.

Exclusion

  • They had known acute inflammatory event, malignant disease, and the serum albumine\<30g/l.
  • They were diabetic and hypotension prone.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01455974

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

September 1 2011

Last Update

October 20 2011

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Department of Nephrology, Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University

Beijing, China, 100020