Dialysis related amyloidosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients who correspond to all the following conditions (1)Patients who have a medical history of carpal tunnel surgery or trigger finger surgery. (2)Patients who have been undergoing hemodialysis for ten years or more. (3)Patients who are diagnosed as suspected cases or definite cases for the tentative criteria of DRA described in the report of the research and surveillance group for amyloidosis in 2009 (Scientific Research Grant of MHLW, The Project for Conquering Refractory Diseases).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Patients who have a medical history of surgery for diseases in cervical spine of lumbar spine (2)Patients who are complicated by Rheumatoid arthritis (3)Patients who were considrered as ineligible for this trial by the attending doctor
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1)change in intervertebral height of cervical spine and lumbar spine (2)change in clinical entity [stage and form] of DSA according to the method described by Maruo et al. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hyogo College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicne, Division of Kidney and Dialysis