Calcium Mass Balances and Serum Calcium Profiling in hd Patients
Conditions
Keywords
Serum calcium, Dialysate, Mass balance, Blood pressure
Brief summary
The study was designed in order to investigate the effects of 3 different dialysate calcium concentrations may exert on mineral metabolism and hemodynamic stability in standard hemodialysis (hd).
Interventions
OTHERDialysate calcium concentration
Calcium dialysate concentrations: 1.25, 1.35 and 1.5 mmol/l
Sponsors
Miulli General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* bicarbonate hd since 6 months * uncomplicated hd sessions
Exclusion criteria
* Incident patients * unstable hd patients * patients aged less than 18 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Serum calcium concentrations | 4 hours | Evaluation of calcium mass balances and ionized calcium serum concentrations profiling during three hd sessions with different calcium concentrations in the dialysate |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed