Peritoneal dialysis
Conditions
Interventions
control group:conventional treatment
coix seed group:conventional treatment + coix seed
Sponsors
Nephrology of of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meetting the CKD diagnose standard and being on peritoneal dialysis; (2) In dialysis stabilization state and serum albumin lower than 40 gram per liter for at least 3 months, respectively; (3) Age of 18 to 80; (4) Being able to receive regular outpatient follow-up and coorperate collecting clinical data; (5) Without treatment of any other herbs; (6) The patient with informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) With severe arrhythmia or acute complications in the past three months, including acute heart failuremyocardial infarctionacute stroke,unstable angina pectoris,etc.; (2) With wasting disease in the past 3 months, including acute inflammation, active stage malignancy, decompensated liver cirrhosis; (3) With mental disease or other reasons unable to coorperate treatment and survey; (4) Allergic to coix seed.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Albumin; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| upper-arm circumference;arm muscle circumference;body mass index;total protein;hemoglobin;C-reactive protein;serum kalium;serum sodium;serum calcium;serum phosphate;parathyroid hormone;classification of subjective global assessment;the symptomatic score of TC; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiu Xusheng
Outcome results
None listed