An interventional study of Conventional Hemodialysis and Hemodiafiltration in End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), sponsored by Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-23.
Sponsored by Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
Chronic kidney disease may progress to end-stage renal disease, a stage in which the kidneys will no longer be able to adequately remove extra fluid and waste products from the body. Many patients with end-stage renal disease will require regular dialysis to survive. Conventional hemodialysis is the most commonly used dialysis technique and will mainly remove waste products through diffusion. Hemodiafiltration is another dialysis technique that will combine diffusion with convection and may help remove a wider range of waste substances from the blood.
This randomized clinical trial will compare hemodiafiltration with conventional hemodialysis in adult patients with end-stage renal disease who are already receiving maintenance dialysis. Eligible participants will be assigned by random allocation to either conventional hemodialysis or hemodiafiltration. Both treatments will be provided as part of routine dialysis care, and no experimental drug will be used.
The main purpose of the study will be to determine whether hemodiafiltration will lead to better fluid control compared with conventional hemodialysis. Fluid control will be assessed by measuring the average weight gained between dialysis sessions over a four-week period. The study will also compare selected blood test parameters between the two groups after one month, including hemoglobin, C-reactive protein, serum albumin, total cholesterol, serum calcium, serum phosphate, and intact parathyroid hormone.
2,085 studies on the registry are indexed under Kidney Failure, Chronic; 260 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 64 is above the median of 55 across 1,557 interventional studies indexed under Kidney Failure, Chronic.
Browse Kidney Failure, Chronic studies →Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan is the lead sponsor of 33 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants assigned to this group will receive conventional bicarbonate hemodialysis as per routine departmental dialysis protocol. Each dialysis session will last at least four hours and will be delivered twice or thrice weekly according to unit practice. Other dialysis prescription parameters will be kept as consistent as clinically feasible during follow-up.
Other: Conventional Hemodialysis
Participants assigned to this group will receive hemodiafiltration as per routine departmental dialysis protocol. Each dialysis session will last at least four hours and will be delivered twice or thrice weekly according to unit practice. Other dialysis prescription parameters will be kept as consistent as clinically feasible during follow-up.
Other: Hemodiafiltration
Conventional bicarbonate hemodialysis will be performed as part of routine maintenance dialysis care. This technique will primarily remove solutes through diffusion across a semipermeable dialysis membrane, with ultrafiltration for fluid removal.
Hemodiafiltration will be performed as part of routine maintenance dialysis care. This technique will combine diffusive and convective solute removal, using replacement fluid according to departmental protocol.
Mean Interdialytic Weight Gain
Mean interdialytic weight gain will be assessed in kilograms. For each dialysis session, interdialytic weight gain will be calculated as the pre-dialysis weight of the current session minus the post-dialysis weight of the immediately preceding session. Body weight will be measured using a calibrated digital scale in the dialysis unit. Session-level interdialytic weight gain values will be recorded throughout the follow-up period, and the mean value for each participant will be calculated by dividing the total interdialytic weight gain by the number of attended dialysis sessions.
Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.
Mean Hemoglobin Level
Hemoglobin level will be measured in g/dL using routine hospital laboratory testing. The mean hemoglobin level will be compared between the hemodiafiltration and conventional hemodialysis groups at one month, with baseline measurement recorded for within-group change assessment.
Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.
Mean C-Reactive Protein Level
C-reactive protein level will be measured in mg/L using routine hospital laboratory testing. The mean C-reactive protein level will be compared between the hemodiafiltration and conventional hemodialysis groups at one month, with baseline measurement recorded for within-group change assessment.
Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.
Mean Serum Albumin Level
Serum albumin level will be measured in g/dL using routine hospital laboratory testing. The mean serum albumin level will be compared between the hemodiafiltration and conventional hemodialysis groups at one month, with baseline measurement recorded for within-group change assessment.
Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.
Mean Total Cholesterol Level
Total cholesterol level will be measured in mg/dL using routine hospital laboratory testing. The mean total cholesterol level will be compared between the hemodiafiltration and conventional hemodialysis groups at one month, with baseline measurement recorded for within-group change assessment.
Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.
Mean Serum Calcium Level
Total serum calcium level will be measured in mg/dL using routine hospital laboratory testing. The mean serum calcium level will be compared between the hemodiafiltration and conventional hemodialysis groups at one month, with baseline measurement recorded for within-group change assessment.
Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.
Mean Serum Phosphate Level
Serum phosphate level will be measured in mg/dL using routine hospital laboratory testing. The mean serum phosphate level will be compared between the hemodiafiltration and conventional hemodialysis groups at one month, with baseline measurement recorded for within-group change assessment.
Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.
Mean Intact Parathyroid Hormone Level
Intact parathyroid hormone level will be measured in pg/mL using routine hospital laboratory testing. The mean intact parathyroid hormone level will be compared between the hemodiafiltration and conventional hemodialysis groups at one month, with baseline measurement recorded for within-group change assessment.
Time frame: Baseline and one month after randomization.
Eligibility is decided by the study team. Share this record with your doctor or contact the team directly.
No contact was published for this record. The registry link below has the sponsor’s details.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan