Effect of Changes in Dialysate Bicarbonate on Serum Calcification Propensity and Calciprotein Particles in Hemodialysis Patients (D-Bic-T50-HD)
End Stage Renal Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for End Stage Renal Disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: age ≥18 years chronic (≥3 months) treatment with hemodialysis or hemodiafiltration stable clinical condition Exclusion Criteria: inability to provide informed consent dialysis treatment less than thrice weekly morbid obesity (body mass index >40 kg/m2) chronic inflammation (C reactive protein >10 mg/dL, reference: <0.5 g/dL) current immunosuppressive medication, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD stage III or IV) history of severe hypercapnia or hypoxemia overt congestive heart failure history of severe hypokalemia (<3.0 mmol/l) or hyperkalemia (>6.5 mmol/L) within 3 months prior to study inclusion.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Dialysate Bicarbonat modification
Dialysate bicarbonate prescription will be modified from low (27 mmol/l) to high (37 mmol/l) in a step-wise fashion