Pilot Study to Investigate the Effects of Increased Dialysate Magnesium and Dialysate Bicarbonate on the Calcification Propensity of Serum

NCT ID: NCT02621762

Last Updated: 2017-09-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-31

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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The study aims to determine the effect size of magnesium and bicarbonate supplementation as a basis for future randomized controlled trials aiming at the T50-guided improvement of hard clinical endpoints in dialysis patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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End Stage Renal Failure on Dialysis Vascular Calcification

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Mg first

Receives MgCl2 first, MgCl2 and Bicarbonate in second phase

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Magnesium

Intervention Type DEVICE

Magnesium in dialysate increased

Bicarbonate

Intervention Type DEVICE

Bicarbonate in dialysate increased

Bicarbonate first

Receives Bicarbonate first, MgCl2 and Bicarbonate in second phase

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Magnesium

Intervention Type DEVICE

Magnesium in dialysate increased

Bicarbonate

Intervention Type DEVICE

Bicarbonate in dialysate increased

Interventions

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Magnesium

Magnesium in dialysate increased

Intervention Type DEVICE

Bicarbonate

Bicarbonate in dialysate increased

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female hemodialysis patients ≥ 18 years of age
* Negative pregnancy test of female patients in child-bearing age
* The patients have to be able to understand the character and the individual impact of the clinical study and they have to give written informed consent to participate in the study
* Start of chronic hemodialysis treatment ≥ 3 months ago
* HCO3- in venous plasma ≤23 mmol/L before the start of the last dialysis of the week
* Magnesium in venous plasma ≤ 1.45 mmol/L before the start of the first dialysis of the week
* T50 ≥ 200 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or lactating subjects. A blood pregnancy test will be performed at the screening visit in female patients of childbearing age.
* History of alcohol abuse, illicit drug use, significant mental illness, physical dependence to any opioid, or any history of drug abuse or addiction within 12 months of study enrolment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

111 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Dominik Uehlinger, Prof Dr.med.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Locations

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University Hospital Bern Inselspital

Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Pasch A, Farese S, Graber S, Wald J, Richtering W, Floege J, Jahnen-Dechent W. Nanoparticle-based test measures overall propensity for calcification in serum. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2012 Oct;23(10):1744-52. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2012030240. Epub 2012 Sep 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22956818 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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293_15

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id