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CompletedNCT02272985Updated Apr 7, 2020Results posted

Cerebral Blood Flow During Hemodialysis

An interventional study of [15O]H2O PET-CT scan and NIRS (Invos) in Haemodialysis-induced Symptom, sponsored by University Medical Center Groningen. Completed at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-07.

Sponsored by University Medical Center Groningen · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
65 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the hemodialysis procedure on cerebral blood flow (CBF) in elderly maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients. The investigators hypothesize that HD induced blood pressure changes are associated with a fall in global and/or regional CBF during HD. Second, the investigators hypothesize that near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) will correlate with CBF measured by[15O]H2O PET.

Read the detailed description

The investigators aim to include 14 participants. Each participant will undergo a single HD study session in the PET center of the UMCG. During this study session, each participant will undergo three gated [15O]H2O PET-CT scans before, during (after 20 minutes) and at the end of the HD session. NIRS will be used to measure cerebral tissue regional oxygen saturation (rSO2) during the HD study session. INVOS (In Vivo Optical Spectroscopy), a monitoring device, will be used to measure rSO2, with sensors placed bilaterally on the patient forehead. Participants will further undergo a MRI scan of the brain, bilateral carotid artery duplex echosonography, cognitive testing, blood pressure and heart rate measurements during the HD study session, and laboratory measurements during the HD study session.

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Conditions studied

  • Haemodialysis-induced Symptom

Keywords

  • cerebral blood flow
  • hemodialysis
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In context

Lead sponsor

University Medical Center Groningen is the lead sponsor of 609 studies on the registry; 174 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
65 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult, age ≥ 65 years, HD patients who have been treated with maintenance HD, of which at least 6 patients for a longer period of time (>1 year).
  • Patients must have an arteriovenous fistula without recirculation
  • The hemoglobin value must be in the target range (6.2 - 8mmol/l) since at least 1 month

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The absence of informed consent
  • Diagnosis of dementia, hydrocephalus, history of raised intracranial pressure, significant (>70%) carotid artery stenosis, end-stage liver disease.
  • Actively treated cancer
  • Actual hospital admission at timing of HD study session
  • MRI incompatible implants in the body or any other contraindication for MRI
  • Claustrophobia
  • The refusal to be informed of significant carotid artery stenosis or structural brain abnormalities that could be detected during the study.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
15 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    CBF change during hemodialysis

    \[15O\]H2O PET-CT scan and NIRS (Invos)

    Other: [15O]H2O PET-CT scan · Other: NIRS (Invos)

Interventions

  • Other[15O]H2O PET-CT scan

    All participants will undergo 3 \[15O\]H2O PET-CT scans during the hemodialysis study session

  • OtherNIRS (Invos)

    All participants will undergo near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during the hemodialysis study session.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in CBF From Baseline (Before Start of the Hemodialysis Study Session), at 20 Minutes, and at the End of the Hemodialysis Study Session, Measured by [15O]H2OPET-CT

    Time frame: at t= -5 minutes, t= 20 minutes, and at t=220 minutes.The change from baseline (-5min) to the end of hemodialysis (220min) is reported.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in rSO2 From Baseline (Before Start of the Hemodialysis Study Session), at 20 Minutes, and at the End of the Hemodialysis Study Session, Measured by NIRS

    Change in rSO2, between baseline (-5 minutes) and the end of the hemodialysis (t=220 minutes) study session.

    Time frame: at t= -5 minutes, t= 20 minutes, and at t=220 minutes.The start of dialysis was considered as t=0. Therefore, baseline is t=-5minutes.

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Results

Posted Jan 16, 2019

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneCBF Change
Started15
Completed12
Not completed3
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1
Withdrew: Hip fracture1
Withdrew: Kidney transplantation1

Outcome measures

PrimaryChange in CBF From Baseline (Before Start of the Hemodialysis Study Session), at 20 Minutes, and at the End of the Hemodialysis Study Session, Measured by [15O]H2OPET-CT
Time frame:
at t= -5 minutes, t= 20 minutes, and at t=220 minutes.The change from baseline (-5min) to the end of hemodialysis (220min) is reported.
Reported as:
Least squares mean · mL/100g/min
Change in CBF From Baseline (Before Start of the Hemodialysis Study Session), at 20 Minutes, and at the End of the Hemodialysis Study Session, Measured by [15O]H2OPET-CT
mL/100g/minGlobal CBF Change During HD
Change in CBF From Baseline (Before Start of the Hemodialysis Study Session), at 20 Minutes, and at the End of the Hemodialysis Study Session, Measured by [15O]H2OPET-CT-4.1 (-7.3 to -0.9)
Statistical analysis
  • Global CBF Change During HD · Mixed Models Analysis · p = =0.03 (the p value was calculated)
SecondaryChange in rSO2 From Baseline (Before Start of the Hemodialysis Study Session), at 20 Minutes, and at the End of the Hemodialysis Study Session, Measured by NIRS

Change in rSO2, between baseline (-5 minutes) and the end of the hemodialysis (t=220 minutes) study session.

Time frame:
at t= -5 minutes, t= 20 minutes, and at t=220 minutes.The start of dialysis was considered as t=0. Therefore, baseline is t=-5minutes.
Reported as:
Mean · percentage of regional oxygen saturation
Change in rSO2 From Baseline (Before Start of the Hemodialysis Study Session), at 20 Minutes, and at the End of the Hemodialysis Study Session, Measured by NIRS
percentage of regional oxygen saturationrSO2 Change During Hemodialysis
Left rSO2-4.2 (-6.6 to -1.8)
Right rSO2-3.1 (-6.4 to 0.3)
Statistical analysis
  • rSO2 Change During Hemodialysis · Mixed Models Analysis · p = 0.001
  • rSO2 Change During Hemodialysis · Mixed Models Analysis · p = 0.08

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
CBF Change During HD0/15 (0%)1/15 (6.7%)0/15 (0%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventCBF Change During HD
dialysis hypotensionVascular disorders1/15
Hip fractureMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders1/15

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)CBF Change During HD
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years0
>=65 years15
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)CBF Change During HD
Female5
Male10
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected(Participants)CBF Change During HD
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)CBF Change During HD
Netherlands15
dialysis vintage
dialysis vintage(months)CBF Change During HD
Median47 (11 to 319)
diabetes
diabetes(Participants)CBF Change During HD
Count of participants3
hypertension
hypertension(Participants)CBF Change During HD
Count of participants11
heart failure
heart failure(Participants)CBF Change During HD
Count of participants1
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Study locations

1 site
  • University Medical Center Groningen
    Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 7, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02272985
Lead sponsor
University Medical Center Groningen
Collaborators
Martini Hospital Groningen
Responsible party
dr. C.F.M. Franssen (MD PhD, University Medical Center Groningen) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 23, 2014
Start date
Apr 2015
Primary completion
Nov 2015
Completion
Nov 2015
Results posted
Jan 16, 2019
Last update
Apr 7, 2020

Study contacts

Casper FM Franssen, MD, PhD
principal investigator · University Medical Center Groningen

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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