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Does far infrared therapy improve peritoneal function and reduce peritonitis recurrent In peritoneal dialysis patients?

Does far infrared therapy improve peritoneal function and reduce peritonitis recurrent In peritoneal dialysis patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20211125005
Enrollment
71
Registered
2021-11-25
Start date
2016-01-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Does far infrared therapy improve peritoneal function and reduce peritonitis recurrent in peritoneal dialysis patients? Far infrared therapy, peritoneal function, peritonitis, peritoneal dialysis

Interventions

Before going to bed, the patients on peritoneal dialysis should be emptied and replaced with fluid every day, and then far infrared irradiated for 40 minutes after the fluid input. The distance during
Far infrared therapy,control group

Sponsors

Mackay Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with peritoneal dialysis stabilized for three months. 2. No peritonitis phenomenon. The dialysis fluid and plasma creatinine ratio and the peritoneal permeability of patients was low. The patients did not need to use hyper tonic dialyses, and the index of C reactive protein did not increase. 3. The patients under 75 years old can perform exchange fluid of peritoneal dialysis by oneself or with the assistance of their family members.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. peritonitis 2. renal transplant

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Physiological evaluation at 9 months after end of the intervention laboratory data

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Abdominal blood vessels before the study and after 6 months radiation abdominal Computed Tomography

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactYuanmay Chang

Mackay Medical College

r000085@mmc.edu.tw00886919991261

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026