Patients with end-stage renal failure exhibiting malnutrition with serum albumin levels below 3.0 g/dl.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients exhibiting malnutrition with serum albumin levels below 3.0 g/dl 2. Patients who can maintain a stable blood flow rate of 250 ml/min or more during treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator 2. Patients who cannot provide written informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Standardized Kt/V | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Removal rates and amounts of urea, creatinine, phosphate,beta2-microglobulin,and alpha1-microglobulin; blood gas analysis; albumin leakage; post-dialysis fatigue (PDF); and dialysis recovery time (DRT). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kawashima Hospital Department of Clinical Engineering