Vascular Reactivity in Kidney Disease Patients

May 4, 2015 updated by: Melbourne Health

Integrated Studies in Vascular Reactivity and Anaemia Correction Therapy in Endstage Kidney Disease Patients

Dialysis patients suffer from many problems with blood vessels and this is even more so for patients with the added complication of diabetes. Diabetics have a number of reasons for vascular disease and one of the new areas of research is looking at the cells that line the blood vessels, called endothelial cells. It is thought that the number of red blood cells in the blood (haemoglobin concentration) affects the function of these cells. There is very little information available on what haemoglobin level is best for dialysis patients. As diabetics account for almost 40% of dialysis patients worldwide it is important to understand the effect different haemoglobin levels will have on the blood vessels.

Hypothesis: Endothelial cell function and the related expansile capacity of blood vessels are affected by different haemoglobin concentrations [Hb] in dialysis patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This project is going to ask dialysis patients (both diabetic and non-diabetic) to undergo a series of tests at three different time points over a one year period: a baseline set of tests, tested when haemoglobin is maintained at 130-140g/L and repeat the tests when haemoglobin is maintained at 105-115g/L. The current recommendation for haemoglobin is 110-120g/L. Patients will not be required to take any study medication but a specialist kidney doctor, using their usual medications of iron and erythropoietin therapy, will change their haemoglobin levels.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

15

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 Locations

  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3050
        • The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Aged 18-80 years
  2. Patients receiving either conventional haemodialysis 3-4 x week, for a duration of > 6 months or peritoneal dialysis for a duration >6 months
  3. Stable dialysis access for at least 3 months (Permcath / PTFE / AVF)
  4. On erythropoietin and iron therapy, with stable [Hb] x 2 months (105 - 135g/L)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Uncontrolled BP: requiring dry weight or medication changes within 4 weeks prior to study
  2. Patients with dysrhythmias
  3. Pre dialysis SBP> 180 mmHg on > 2 times within a 2 week period
  4. Between dialysis weight gain > 5% of body weight (if evident > 2 times/ 2 week period)
  5. Soft tissue ulcers
  6. Non traumatic amputations
  7. Unstable cardiac function: ischaemic or non ischaemic events requiring modification of therapy, or admission to hospital within 3 months of study start: according to clinical discretion
  8. Planned operative procedures within 6 months of study start (including Transplant, CABG, PTCA, vascular surgery)
  9. Dementia
  10. Clinical inability to comply with testing
  11. Malignancy (active / under treatment)
  12. Known hypo-responsiveness to ERT (>200U/kg/wk)
  13. Evidence of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding
  14. Inadequate dialysis (PRU < 65% or KT/V < 1.2)
  15. Participation in investigational study within last 3 months

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)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Change in pulse wave velocity at the three different haemoglobin levels

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Melbourne Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lawrence P McMahon, MD, Melbourne Health

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 26, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 26, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 27, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 5, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 4, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Interactedd

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