NCT00296543

T Wave Alternans in Hemodialysis

Pilot Study of a Noninvasive Predictor of Sudden Cardiac Death in Hemodialysis Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Indiana University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the hemodialysis procedure changes the risk for cardiac arrest in patients.

Detailed description

One-third to one-quarter of hemodialysis patients die of sudden cardiac death (SCD). The hemodialysis procedure may theoretically increase the risk of SCD. This study uses T wave alternans, a noninvasive marker of SCD, to objectively determine whether the hemodialysis procedure alters the risk of SCD in hemodialysis patients.

Conditions

• End Stage Renal Disease
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-10-01
• Completion: 2008-08-01
• First posted: 2006-02-27
• Last updated: 2011-06-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States