Comparison of Four and Eight Hours Dialysis Sessions in Thrice Weekly Hemodialysis

NCT00413803 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 410

Last updated 2009-08-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators hypothesize that an increase in the duration of dialysis session in thrice weekly center hemodialysis may provide better outcome, less morbidity, higher quality of life, lesser requirement of medications, and lower total cost.

Conditions

  • End-Stage Renal Disease
  • Hemodialysis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

4-hour thrice weekly in center hemodialysis

conventional hemodialysis

PROCEDURE

8-hour thrice weekly in center hemodialysis

long dialysis

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fresenius Medical Care North America

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Ege University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ercan Ok, MD · Ege University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-12-31
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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