To Assess Ear Blood Flow During Dialysis

University College London (UCL)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Kidney Failure

Treatments: Other: no intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02545920

15/0310

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective observational pilot study of patients under the care of the Royal Free Hospital with chronic kidney disease who have been established on regular thrice weekly haemodialysis treatments in a dialysis centre,to measure the changes in blood flow in the ear during haemodialysis.

Full description

10 patients, attending for thrice weekly outpatient haemodiafiltration shall be studied during a dialysis session using a CE marked commercially available digital otoscope capable of recording digital videos of the tympanic membrane and ear canal.

Patients will receive standard clinical care and monitoring of their dialysis session, which includes recording of blood pressure and changes in haematocrit and volume status during dialysis and noting patient symptoms.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients age 18 years and older up to 80 years
• Under the care of the Royal Free Hospital with chronic kidney disease and established on regular thrice weekly haemodiafiltration.
• Able to provide written informed consent obtained

Exclusion criteria

• Patients unable to provide written informed consent
• Patients using hearing aids
• Patients who have had previous middle ear surgery
• Patients not fulfilling inclusion criteria