Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Outcomes of a Higher vs. Lower Hemodialysate Magnesium Concentration (Dial-Mag Canada)

Lead Sponsor:

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Collaborating Sponsors:

ICES

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Kidney Diseases

End-Stage Kidney Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Many patients on hemodialysis have low levels of magnesium. Magnesium is needed to keep the heart, kidneys, and other organs working properly. Patients with low serum magnesium concentration have a hi...

Detailed Description

1. Statement of the health problem or issue In end-stage kidney disease, dialysis is needed to remove toxins and electrolytes that would otherwise accumulate in a patient's blood. The fluid used i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • This pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial has only two inclusion criteria:
  • The hemodialysis centre, or a group of hemodialysis centers combined into one cluster, must care for at least 15 outpatients being treated with in-centre maintenance hemodialysis.
  • The medical director of the hemodialysis centre must be willing for their centre to be randomized and to adopt the allocated dialysate Mg protocol as their standard solution for the duration of the trial.

Exclusion

  • The centre, or group of hemodialysis centres cares for less than 15 patients being treated with conventional in-centre hemodialysis.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 4 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

25000 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04079582

Start Date

April 4 2022

End Date

March 1 2026

Last Update

March 13 2024

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London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, Canada, N6A5W9