The nutritional, cardiovascular and immunological effect of daily subcutaneous ghrelin in dialysis patients with evidence of malnutrition

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN43319045

Enrollment

Registered

2006-06-22

Start date

2006-03-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Malnutrition or renal failure Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Malnutrition, kidney failure

Interventions

Subcutaneous ghrelin versus placebo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Dialysis patients at West London Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital with evidence of malnutrition

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Anaemia 2. Over 75 years of age 3. Recent illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Blood pressure 2. Energy expenditure 3. Cytokine production	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Food intake 2. Nutritional parameters	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026