Sevelamer Hydrochloride and Femoral and Carotid Intima Media Thickness Progression in End Stage Renal Disease

NCT01049815 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 175

Last updated 2010-01-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Aims of the multi-center, randomized, treatment-controlled clinical trial are to compare the efficacy of sevelamer hydrochloride to calcium-containing phosphorus binders in reducing the rate of progression of femoral and carotid intimal media thickness (IMT) thickening as measured by B-mode ultrasound in stable maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

sevelamer hydrochloride

800-3200 mg with each meal

DRUG

Calcium Carbonate

600 mg with each meal, up to 1800 mg a day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wolfson Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Talia Weinstein, MD PhD · Tel Aviv Medical Center

  • Mona Boaz, PhD · Edith Wolfson Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-02-28
Primary Completion
2009-02-28
Completion
2009-02-28

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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