The Effect of Diuretics on Mineral and Bone Disorder in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease; Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Treatments: Drug: Furosemide; Drug: Hydrochlorothiazide

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03082742

Diuretics - CKD-MBD

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients often have associated systemic hypertension due to volume retention, as one of the mechanisms, therefore the use of diuretics is widespread in this population. One of the major complications of CKD is mineral and bone metabolism disorder (CKD-MBD), which include changes in the levels of calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D deficiency, increased circulating levels of fibroblast growth factor (FGF-23) and parathyroid hormone (PTH). These alterations are responsible for fractures, cardiovascular disease and mortality among patients with CKD. According to diuretic mechanism of action, sometimes increasing serum calcium (in the case of furosemide), sometimes decreasing it (in the case of thiazide), it is expected that the serum calcium may be altered, even within the range of normality, with consequent impact on the levels of PTH. Although most studies have shown that the use of thiazide diuretics decreases the risk of fractures, some showed the opposite. Similarly, although most studies have shown increased risk of fracture in association to loop diuretics use, some have failed in demonstrated this outcome. Only one study, a cohort study in a population of CKD, showed that furosemide was directly related to increased calciuria and PTH levels and the use of thiazide, in turn, showed completely opposite effect. However, certain issues are still not completely solved, for example, the interference of renal function itself on calciuria. It is possible that calciuria is not a so simple explanation that justifies the PTH levels changes, as no correlation was seen between calciuria and PTH levels. Better understanding of the exact relationship between the use of diuretics and the impact on CKD-MBD may be an alternative intervention, easily accessible and relatively inexpensive. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of diuretic, specifically hydrochlorothiazide and furosemide, on bone architecture and mineral metabolism.

Full description

This is a prospective randomized study to test the effects of thiazide and furosemide in bone parameters, which will be assessed by peripheral micro-tomography at baseline and 12 months later. The role of calciuria in these possible changes will be tested.

Enrollment: 52 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (calculated by CKD-EPI) between 30 and 60 ml/min

Exclusion criteria

• Diabetes;
• chronic use of: steroid, bisphosphonates and calcium carbonate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Furosemide

Active Comparator group

Description:

Use of Furosemide, 40mg (1 tablet) per day, over 12 months

Treatment:

Drug: Furosemide

Hydrochlorothiazide

Active Comparator group

Description:

Use of Hydrochlorothiazide, 25mg (1 tablet) per day, over 12 months

Treatment:

Drug: Hydrochlorothiazide