Peripheral artery disease, Arteriosclerosis obliterans, End-stage renal disease on hemodialysis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The ESRD patients on hemodialysis who fulfilled the following criteria: 1. Ages from 20 years old, 2. Classified as > Fontaine class II, 3. Resistant to medication and/or difficult to perform PTA and/or bypass surgery. 4. The SPP value of one of measured regions is below 50 mmHg.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: 1. Who cannot interrupt an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. 2.Judged as unsuitable from other reasons.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Signs , symptoms (wound healing, Fontaine classification, dose reduction of analgesics, intermittent claudication) 2. Blood flow (ABI, baPWV, SPP/lying position and sitting position) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Serum lipid (total cholesterol, HDL, triglyceride, remnant-like lipoprotein choresterol). 2. Blood test ( number of blood cells, CRP, HbA1c etc.) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine