Using Intradialytic Blood Pressure Slopes to Guide Ultrafiltration in Hemodialysis Patients

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Kidney failure has been recognized as one of the most costly chronic conditions among United States Veterans. Approximately 13,000 Veterans develop kidney failure each year, and most require hemodialysis initiation. Hemodialysis patients suffer significantly increased risk of death and hospitalizations, and excessive body fluid is a major cause of this. While empiric aggressive fluid removal during dialysis is one approach to limit fluid overload, this can cause dangerous decreases in blood pressure during dialysis that independently contribute to the high death rate. In this study, I aim to test a new strategy that prescribes fluid removal based on a patient's recent blood pressure patterns during dialysis. This clinical trial will compare my strategy to standard care and assess the outcomes of overall blood pressure change between dialysis treatments in addition to the number of times the blood pressure becomes dangerously low during dialysis. Another aim is to determine how differences in the structure and function of the heart influence blood pressure during dialysis.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Hemodialysis patient

• Pre-dialysis systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg averaged over 2 weeks OR post-dialysis systolic blood pressure greater than 130 mmHg averaged over 2 weeks

Locations
United States
Texas
VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
RECRUITING
Dallas
Contact Information
Primary
Peter N Van Buren, MD
peter.vanburen@va.gov
(214) 857-2214
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-02-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-07-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 69
Treatments
No_intervention: Control
Participants in the control group will have their blood pressure, fluid status, as well as all other aspects of clinical care managed in entirety by their treating nephrologists.
Experimental: IBPS (Intradialytic Blood Pressure Slope) Arm
IBPS participants will have their target weight adjusted each month by the study investigator based on recent assessment of intradialytic blood pressure slopes.
Sponsors
Leads: VA Office of Research and Development

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