Calcium Concentration in Bicarbonate Hemodialysis (HD)

Miulli General Hospital22 enrolled

Overview

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).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Calcium Mass Balances and Serum Calcium Profiling in hd Patients

Interventions

Dialysate calcium concentrationOTHER

Calcium dialysate concentrations: 1.25, 1.35 and 1.5 mmol/l

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * bicarbonate hd since 6 months * uncomplicated hd sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Incident patients * unstable hd patients * patients aged less than 18 years

Locations (1)

Nephrology and dialysis unit Miulli General Hospital

Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Serum calcium concentrations

Evaluation of calcium mass balances and ionized calcium serum concentrations profiling during three hd sessions with different calcium concentrations in the dialysate

Time frame: 4 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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