Determinants of vascualr dysfunction in chronic kidney disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000235606

Enrollment

105

Registered

2005-08-26

Start date

2002-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients on haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis for Chronic kidney disease, including patients with diabetes; Patients should be stable on dialysis for at least 6 months with adequate indices of dialysis (Fractional Reduction of Urea, FRU > 0.67 or Kt/V > 0.3); All patients with moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (GFR < 40ml/min), including patients with diabetes.

Exclusion criteria

Nephrotic-range proteinuria; Active upper gastro-intestinal dyspepsia; Muscular disorders; Liver and muscle enzymes > 2 times upper limit of normal; Alcohol consumption > 3 standard drinks/day; Use of antioxidant vitamin supplements other than multivitamin B/folic acid preparations routinely used in haemodialysis patients; Immunosuppressive therapy for renal transplantation; Cardiovascular event or unstable cardiovascular disease in preceding 6 months; Drugs known to affect lipid-metabolism (eg. fish oil supplements); Significant psychiatric disorder; Active infection.

Outcome results