Modulation of Inflammation by Medium Cut Off Membranes (MCO-IF)

August 29, 2017 updated by: Technical University of Munich

Medium-term Modulation of the Inflammatory Profile by Medium-cut Off Membranes in Patients With End Stage Renal Disease

This study examines whether medium-cut off dialysis results in improved blood purification of large middle molecules e.g. inflammatory molecules compared to hemodialysis (HD) treatments with conventional high-flux dialyzers.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Cardiovascular events and sepsis remain the leading causes of mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Thus expectancy of life for these patients is comparable to the prognosis of metastasized cancer. So far the exact mechanisms causing excess mortality in hemodialysis patients remain elusive, but chronic inflammation seems to play a central role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in HD patients.

Keeping this in mind the Theranova medium-cut off membrane, with its ability to clear middle molecules (0,5-50 kDa), seems suitable to further improve clearance of inflammatory mediators as the non-protein bound inflammatory mediators lie within the cut off range of this membrane. The investigators designed this study to get information on the changes in the inflammatory milieu in dialysis patients when using medium-cut off membranes which are know to significantly reduce cytokines compared to standard high-flux dialyzers.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • time since initiation of dialysis > 3 months
  • age > 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • time since initiation of dialysis < 3 months
  • age < 18 years
  • ongoing acute or chronic infection/malignoma, because this will interfere with inflammatory baseline values
  • major surgery less than 2 weeks before inclusion in the study
  • pregnancy
  • mental illness
  • lack of written and informed consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MCO Dialysis
Theranova Dialyzer
Hemodialysis
Other Names:
  • Theranova Dialyzer
Active Comparator: Standard High Flux Dialysis
Standard High Flux Dialyzer
Hemodialysis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in inflammation
Time Frame: 240 days (cross-over design, multiple measurements)
change of inflammatory score (inflammatory score is derived from multiple biomarkers)
240 days (cross-over design, multiple measurements)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in calcification status
Time Frame: 240 days (cross-over design, multiple measurements)
calcification score derived from several pro- and anticalcifying biomarkers
240 days (cross-over design, multiple measurements)
change in calcification propensity
Time Frame: 240 days (cross-over design, multiple measurements)
this values measures the resistence of serum to a calcification stimulus
240 days (cross-over design, multiple measurements)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Christoph Schmaderer, MD, attending Department of Nephrology, Klinikum rechts der Isar

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

September 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2017

Last Verified

August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MCO-CS-559/16S

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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