Comparing Hemodiafiltration to Conventional Hemodialysis: Effects on Clinical and Biochemical Parameters
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Conventional Hemodialysis, Hemodiafiltration.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD), Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Basic parameters: 18 years — 70 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Pakistan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Hemodiafiltration to Conventional Hemodialysis: Effects on Clinical and Biochemical Parameters
Overview
Chronic kidney disease may progress to end-stage renal disease, a stage in which the kidneys will no longer be able to adequately remove extra fluid and waste products from the body. Many patients with end-stage renal disease will require regular dialysis to survive. Conventional hemodialysis is the most commonly used dialysis technique and will mainly remove waste products through diffusion. Hemodiafiltration is another dialysis technique that will combine diffusion with convection and may help remove a wider range of waste substances from the blood. This randomized clinical trial will compare hemodiafiltration with conventional hemodialysis in adult patients with end-stage renal disease who are already receiving maintenance dialysis. Eligible participants will be assigned by random allocation to either conventional hemodialysis or hemodiafiltration. Both treatments will be provided as part of routine dialysis care, and no experimental drug will be used. The main purpose of the study will be to determine whether hemodiafiltration will lead to better fluid control compared with conventional hemodialysis. Fluid control will be assessed by measuring the average weight gained between dialysis sessions over a four-week period. The study will also compare selected blood test parameters between the two groups after one month, including hemoglobin, C-reactive protein, serum albumin, total cholesterol, serum calcium, serum phosphate, and intact parathyroid hormone.
Interventions
- Other Conventional Hemodialysis
Conventional bicarbonate hemodialysis will be performed as part of routine maintenance dialysis care. This technique will primarily remove solutes through diffusion across a semipermeable dialysis membrane, with ultrafiltration for fluid removal. - Other Hemodiafiltration
Hemodiafiltration will be performed as part of routine maintenance dialysis care. This technique will combine diffusive and convective solute removal, using replacement fluid according to departmental protocol.
Primary outcome measures
- Mean Interdialytic Weight Gain [Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.]
Secondary outcome measures (7)
- Mean Hemoglobin Level [Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.]
- Mean C-Reactive Protein Level [Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.]
- Mean Serum Albumin Level [Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.]
- Mean Total Cholesterol Level [Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.]
- Mean Serum Calcium Level [Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.]
- Mean Serum Phosphate Level [Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.]
- Mean Intact Parathyroid Hormone Level [Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult patients aged 18-70 years.
- Both male or female.
- End-stage kidney disease as per operational definition.
- On a stable dialysis prescription for at least 3 months, with thrice-weekly sessions (or unit-standard schedule) and stable dry weight assessment.
- Clinically stable over the preceding 4 weeks, with no hospitalization or acute intercurrent illness.
Exclusion criteria
- Cardiovascular instability: recurrent intradialytic hypotension (≥30% of sessions in the prior month requiring saline or early termination), uncontrolled hypertension (SBP >180 mmHg or DBP >110 mmHg despite therapy), recent acute coronary syndrome, stroke, or decompensated heart failure within 3 months.
- Advanced hepatic disease (decompensated cirrhosis or refractory ascites), active systemic infection, chronic inflammatory disease flare, or active malignancy under treatment likely to confound fluid status or survival.
- Recent blood transfusion within the preceding 4 weeks, or active bleeding, as these may distort hemoglobin and inflammatory indices.
- Advanced chronic liver disease, nephrotic-range protein loss, or other conditions likely to substantially alter serum albumin independent of dialysis modality.
- Parathyroidectomy history or current use of intravenous calcimimetics initiation/change within the preceding 4 weeks, if expected to markedly alter intact parathyroid hormone.
- Adherence concerns: documented inability to follow fluid/salt advice or to attend scheduled treatments during the screening period; anticipated surgery or hospitalization within the study window.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Pakistan · 1 center
- Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore — Lahore
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07662889 · ServicesIMSP2