Examination of Potassium Levels in Saliva in ESRD Patients

Hadassah Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: ESRD

Treatments: Procedure: sialometry; Procedure: blood test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02596386

k001.HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Dialysis patients typically undergo 3 treatments a week every other day with an almost 3 day gap during the weekend. After this gap and before the first dialysis of the week the serum Potassium level is expected to be maximal.

Participants will be recruited from the dialysis clinic at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. The research team would personally meet the patients who answer inclusion criteria f and ask whether they wish to participate.

Each willing participant will undergo Sialometry and blood will be drawn from the dialysis connections for CBC and Biochemistry to establish a baseline.

The study measurements namely Sialometry and collection of Saliva as well as blood test will be taken before the initiation of the dialysis.

Blood testing will be done via the laboratories of the Hadassah hospital. Saliva analysis will be done in the research lab of Prof. Doron Aframian.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Present a predialysis serum potassium level over 5 mmol/L.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy

Patients diagnosed with a pathology of the salivary glands such as Sjogren's syndrome, Sialosis, Sialadenitis.

Patients who have received previous radiation therapy to the head and neck region

Trial design

50 participants in 2 patient groups

potassium level in saliva

Description:

Each willing participant will undergo Sialometry

Treatment:

Procedure: sialometry

blood test

Description:

blood will be drawn from the dialysis connections for Biochemistry for potassium level evaluation

Treatment:

Procedure: blood test