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Effect of HCV Infection on Insulin Resistance and Malnutrition-inflammation Complex Syndrome in Regular Hemodialysis Patients

NCT00527774 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2016-05-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to study whether hepatitis C virus (HCV)infected maintenance hemodialysis (MHD)patients have distinct metabolic, inflammatory and adipokine characteristics that can be linked to poor clinical outcome and to examine the hypothesis that HCV infected MHD patients with metabolic syndrome have higher risks for hospitalization, cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.

Conditions

  • Hepatitis C
  • Hemodialysis
  • Quality of Life
  • Mortality
  • Hospitalization

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University

    collaborator OTHER

  • St. Martin De Porress Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chung-Jing Wang, M.D. · St. Martin De Porres Hospital

  • Kuan-Yu Hung, M.D. & Ph.D. · Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University and College of Medicine

  • Pau-Chung Chen, M.D. & Ph.D. · Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-30
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-03-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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