N18.5
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: General: •Minimum age of 18 years •Informed consent signed and dated by study patient and investigator/authorised physician •Ability to understand the nature and requirements of the study Study-specific: •On maintenance on-line postdilution hemodiafiltration (three times/week) for = 3 months, at least 4 h treatment time •Vascular access (fistula or graft) which enables suitable effective blood flow rate (= 300 ml/min)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: General: •Any condition which could interfere with the patient’s ability to comply with the study •Ongoing participation in an interventional clinical study or during the preceding 30 days •Previous participation in this study •(In case of female patients aged < 50 years:) Pregnancy (proven by -HCG-pregnancy test) or lactation period Study-specific: •Change of vascular access in the last four weeks before study •Efficacy of dialysis treatment having been negatively influenced due to shunt problems in the last four weeks before study •Last pre-study Kt/VOCM<1.2 •Single needle Treatments •Catheter as vascular Access •Instable patients (due to e.g. acute intercurrent disease like cardiovascular infarction, active malignant disease) •Patients with NYHA =3, COPD, frequent intradialytic hypotension according to centre Definition •Patients with known or suspected allergy to trial product or related products •Patients with known systemic allergic disposition causing chronic drug treatment •Hb <10g/dl •Planned absence from dialysis unit within the next 5 weeks (week -1 included) e.g. due to scheduled hospitalisation/Holidays •Active HBV, HCV, HIV infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Due to the explorative nature of this study no explicit primary variable has been defined. Instead, the analysis of a set of laboratory parameters shall provide a typical profile indicative of biocompatibility of the different hemodialysers, used by constant treatment modality. These factors are: Factors of complement activation, Markers of cell activation, Inflammatory and other markers. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Safety variables: Electrolytes, Blood gas analysis, Adverse events | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Georg-Haas-Dialysezentrum der PHV