Comparison of Dialysis Therapies on Cognitive Function

Satellite Healthcare

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease; End Stage Renal Disease

Treatments: Other: Cognitive Function Testing-10 Tests; Other: Periodic Leg Movement Syndrome Assessment; Other: Sleep Assessment Testing

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00597103

SR016CF

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the effects of more frequent dialysis on cognitive function including the assessment of sleep apnea and restless legs. Our hypothesis is that more frequent dialysis improves cognitive function and may have important implications on clinical care of ESRD patients and help to emphasize the need for treatments that will allow patients to live "with dialysis" rather than live "for dialysis".

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of ESRD
• Age 18 years or greater
• Ability to understand and a willingness to sign an informed consent statement and a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) authorization statement.
• Expected survival of at least one year.

Exclusion criteria

• Documented non-compliance, defined as missing more than 10% of prescribed treatments during the month prior to the start of the study.

Trial design

17 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Description:

Prevalent patients who have been receiving more frequent dialysis.

Treatment:

Other: Periodic Leg Movement Syndrome Assessment

Other: Sleep Assessment Testing

Other: Cognitive Function Testing-10 Tests

2

Description:

Incident patients new to more frequent dialysis

Treatment:

Other: Periodic Leg Movement Syndrome Assessment

Other: Sleep Assessment Testing

Other: Cognitive Function Testing-10 Tests

3

Description:

Patients who switch from one more frequent hemodialysis treatment regimen to another more frequent dialysis regimen.

Treatment:

Other: Periodic Leg Movement Syndrome Assessment

Other: Sleep Assessment Testing

Other: Cognitive Function Testing-10 Tests