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CompletedNCT05439681Updated Mar 2, 2023

Hs-Troponin T Kinetics in Patients Treated With MCO Membranes Compared to High-flux, Low-flux Membranes and HDF

An interventional study of Theranova 400 and FX 10 in Troponin T, sponsored by Medical University of Graz. Completed at 1 site in Austria. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-03-02.

Sponsored by Medical University of Graz · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

In this study, 24 prevalent hemodialysis patients will undergo four regular hemodialysis sessions during which four different treatments will be performed.

  • Treatment 1: MCO membrane (=medium cut off)
  • Treatment 2: low flux membrane
  • Treatment 3: high flux membrane
  • Treatment 4: HDF(=hemodiafiltration) treatment with high flux membrane

So far, there is no data on cardiac bioenzyme levels during hemodialysis on the MCO membrane, thus, a acute elevation during hemodialysis might be mitigated by increased clearance.

Read the detailed description

Patients who are on hemodialysis will be included in this study. After obtaining informed consent, patients will be treated with four different hemodialysis sessions:

  • Treatment 1: MCO membrane (=medium cut off)
  • Treatment 2: low flux membrane
  • Treatment 3: high flux membrane
  • Treatment 4: HDF(=hemodiafiltration) treatment with high flux membrane The order of the treatment regimens with the different membranes will be randomized in four sequences (Williams design).

Sequence 1: MCO, low flux, HDF, high flux Sequence 2: low flux, high flux, MCO, HDF Sequence 3: high flux, HDF, low flux, MCO Sequence 4: HDF, MCO, high flux, low flux Dialysis treatment will be standardized according to our clinic standard. Dialysis fluid temperature will be set to 1.0°C below the patient's body temperature, which will be assessed by auricular thermometers, to achieve maximal hemodynamic stability. Dialysis fluid composition will be standardized to calcium of 1.25mmol/L, bicarbonate of 30mmol/L, and a variable potassium and sodium concentration, depending on the patients' plasma potassium and sodium concentration.

Ultrafiltration volume will be set according to the caretaking provider.

Membranes used in the study will be FX CorDiax 10, 800 (Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany) and Theranova 400 (Baxter, Deerfield, Illinois, USA). We will perform the analysis only in mid-week dialysis due to the following reasons: First, hemodynamic stability is most often compromised during the first treatment of the week, due to the need of large volumes of ultrafiltration and, second, because we assume that troponin T levels reach a steady state 48 hours after the last dialysis session.

Patients undergo their routine dialysis schedule, only the membrane will be changed.

In each session, blood samples will be taken at the start of dialysis, after 1 and after 4 hours.

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Conditions studied

  • Troponin T

Keywords

  • hemodialysis
  • low-flux dialysis
  • high-flux dialysis
  • medium cut-off membrane
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In context

Lead sponsor

Medical University of Graz is the lead sponsor of 459 studies on the registry; 98 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • minimum 18 years of age
  • End stage kidney disease patient undergoing hemodialysis
  • Written consent of the participant after being informed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No informed consent was obtained
  • Pregnancy
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
22 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    MCO - low flux - high flux - HDF

    Patients who are on hemodialysis will be treated with four different hemodialysis sessions: * Treatment 1: MCO membrane * Treatment 2: low flux membrane * Treatment 3: high flux membrane * Treatment 4: HDF treatment with high flux membrane The order of the treatment regimens with the different membranes will be randomized.

    Device: Theranova 400 · Device: FX 10 · Device: FX CorDiax 800 · Device: HDF

  • Experimental
    low flux - high flux - MCO - HDF

    Device: Theranova 400 · Device: FX 10 · Device: FX CorDiax 800 · Device: HDF

  • Experimental
    high flux - HDF - low flux - MCO

    Device: Theranova 400 · Device: FX 10 · Device: FX CorDiax 800 · Device: HDF

  • Experimental
    HDF - MCO - high flux - low flux

    Device: Theranova 400 · Device: FX 10 · Device: FX CorDiax 800 · Device: HDF

Interventions

  • DeviceTheranova 400

    medium cut off (MCO) membrane

  • DeviceFX 10

    low-flux membrane

  • DeviceFX CorDiax 800

    high-flux membrane

  • DeviceHDF

    hemodiafiltration

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Troponin T - relative - 1 hour

    Relative change from baseline (pre-treatment) to after 1 hour of hemodialysis in high sensitivity cardiac troponin T, assessed by Roche Elycsys Assay.

    Time frame: 1 hour after start of hemodialysis

Secondary outcomes

  1. Troponin T - relative - 4 hours

    Relative change of high sensitivity cardiac troponin T from baseline to after completion of hemodialysis

    Time frame: 4 hours after start of hemodialysis

  2. Troponin I - relative - 1 hour and 4 hours

    relative change of high sensitivity cardiac troponin I from baseline to after 1 hour and after completion of hemodialysis

    Time frame: 1 hour and 4 hours after start of hemodialysis

  3. Troponin T - absolute - 1 hour and 4 hours

    absolute difference of high sensitivity cardiac troponin T from baseline to after 1 hour and after completion of hemodialysis

    Time frame: 1 hour and 4 hours after start of hemodialysis

  4. Troponin I - absolute - 1 hour and 4 hours

    absolute difference of high sensitivity cardiac troponin I from baseline to after 1 hour and after completion of hemodialysis

    Time frame: 1 hour and 4 hours after start of hemodialysis

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Study locations

1 site
  • Medical University of Graz
    Graz, Austria
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 2, 2023, 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
NCT05439681
Lead sponsor
Medical University of Graz
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 30, 2022
Start date
Aug 12, 2022
Primary completion
Dec 24, 2022
Completion
Dec 24, 2022
Last update
Mar 2, 2023

Study contacts

Alexander H Kirsch, MD
principal investigator · Medical University of Graz

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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