Predialysis and hemodialysis chronic renal failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with chronic renal failure expected to initiate maintenance hemodialysis in clinical institutions which have accepted to participate in this study 2) Patients with the informed consent to this study by themselves or the relatives
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients receiving dialysis for acute kidney injury 2) Patients with any events defined as the primary outcome in this study during the hospitalization for induction of maintenance hemodialysis 3) Patients with peritoneal dialysis 4) Patients with the past history of kidney transplantation 5) Patients receiving treatment for advanced cancer with unfavorable prognosis 6) Patients receiving treatment for severe infection with unfavorable prognosis 7) Patients with heart failure who feel the rest symptom (NYHA classification IV) 8) Patients who are unable to receive the outpatient hemodialysis by their walk after the induction 9) Patients judged as unsuitable for participating in this study by the attending physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Cardiovascular events and death Cardiovascular events: Myocardial infarction, stroke, revascularization of coronary artery (PCI/CABG), admission for heart failure and revascularization for arteriosclerotic obliterans 2) Vascular access failure Vascular access failure: occlusion of vascular access or intervention for the failure (Operation/PTA) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) All-caused death 2) All-caused admission | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kawasaki Medical School Department of Nephrology and Hypertension