Does Incremental Initiation of Haemodialysis Preserve Native Kidney Function?

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-08

Study Completion Date

2019-03-02

Brief Summary

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Patients who start haemodialysis usually retain some natural kidney function for months or years after starting dialysis. Even a small amount of this natural kidney function can be helpful in reducing the need for dietary and fluid restriction. There is also good evidence that retaining a small amount of natural kidney function may provide a survival benefit for patients on dialysis.

Most patients who commence haemodialysis start three times per week for 3.5-4 hours per session, irrespective of the amount of natural kidney function they may have. An alternative approach used in some kidney units is to take account of the natural kidney function in prescribing the amount of dialysis. This may allow patients to start treatment needing to spend less time on dialysis or even to start just twice weekly. The amount of dialysis can be adjusted over time as natural kidney function declines. This is called "incremental haemodialysis". Both of these approaches are considered to be standard care although it is not known which approach is more beneficial to patients.

There are some suggestions that the frequency of dialysis may influence the rate of decline of natural kidney function but this need to be tested in a large randomised study. To inform the design of such a study, a smaller scale feasibility study is required.

We intend to randomise fifty new starters on haemodialysis with adequate natural kidney function into two groups - a group who will have dialysis prescribed in the standard fashion - three times weekly for 3.5-4 hours per session or a group who will have an incremental start beginning with twice weekly treatment. We will investigate how many patients have sufficient natural kidney function to be eligible, whether patients are willing to participate and continue in the study, compare the rate of loss of kidney function between groups, and ascertain whether this individualised dialysis approach is less intrusive to patients. The results will be used to design a larger definitive study.

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Detailed Description

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This study is feasibility randomised controlled trial.

50 patients who have newly started on haemodialysis will be recruited into the study from 4 UK centres.

Eligible patients will be approached prior to initiation of dialysis or after starting dialysis. The details of the study will be explained to them and a Patient Information sheet will be provided. Interested participants will be invited to the study and a written consent will be obtained.

The participants will be randomly allocated to 2 groups.

1. Thrice weekly dialysis (control arm)
2. Incremental dialysis - Twice weekly dialysis to start with and slowly increasing the duration and frequency of dialysis to thrice weekly depending on their native kidney function.

All participants will be monitored at least once monthly by performing dialysis related blood tests, urine tests, clinical evaluation, medications, weight, dialysis adequacy, adverse events.

Questionnaire involving quality of life, mood, illness intrusiveness, functional status, cognitive function will also be performed.

Participants will be recruited in the first year and all participants will be followed up for 12 months. All participants may withdraw at any time without any change in their dialysis care.

To ensure independence, the University of Hertfordshire will perform randomisation, and assist with data monitoring and data analysis.

A 6 month rate of loss of native kidney function between the 2 groups will be analysed.

Conditions

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Kidney Failure Dialysis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The participants will be randomly allocated to 2 groups:

1. Thrice weekly dialysis (control arm)
2. Incremental dialysis - Twice weekly dialysis to start with and slowly increasing the duration and frequency of dialysis to thrice weekly depending on their native kidney function.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard Haemodialysis

Thrice weekly dialysis (control arm) - dialysis dose will not be adjusted according to Residual Kidney Function and subjects will be dialysed initially for 3.5-4 hours thrice weekly to ensure a target minimum eKt/V of 1.2.

Group Type OTHER

Standard Haemodialysis

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Thrice weekly dialysis.

Incremental dialysis

Twice weekly dialysis - dialysis dose will be adjusted according to Residual Kidney Function.

Patients will commence dialysis for 3.5-4 hours twice weekly and have residual renal urea clearance formally measured by interdialytic urine collection at the end of the week following dialysis initiation. Subsequent to this, dialysis dose will be adjusted.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Incremental dialysis

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Individualised dialysis dose according to native kidney function.

Interventions

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Standard Haemodialysis

Thrice weekly dialysis.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Incremental dialysis

Individualised dialysis dose according to native kidney function.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Advanced renal failure due to underlying primary kidney disease and established as a new starter on haemodialysis within the previous 3 months
* Residual Kidney Function likely to permit twice weekly dialysis as defined by interdialytic urea clearance ≥3ml/min/1.73m2 BSA measured routinely as part of standard care
* Sufficient understanding of the study procedures and requirements including capacity for explicit agreement to be randomised to standard or incremental HD regimens

Exclusion Criteria

* Planned organ transplantation and already on another interventional trial within 3 months from study screening
* Anticipated requirement for high-volume ultrafiltration on dialysis (e.g. subjects with daily enteral or parenteral nutrition)
* Blood-borne virus positivity
* Subjects unable to comply with requirement for monthly interdialytic urine collection.
* Pregnancy
* Prognosis \<12 months as judged by PI

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No