CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Intermittent Hemodialysis on Sleep Apnea Syndrome in End Stage Renal Disease Patients

Switzerland20 participantsStarted 2013-03

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of decreasing fluid overload by hemodialysis on the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, in patients with end stage chronic kidney disease on intermittent hemodialysis. It aims further to investigate the relationship between overhydration, nocturnal rostral fluid shift and the severity of sleep apnea.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 15/h * age ≥ 18 years * patient with end stage renal disease on chronic intermittent hemodialysis Exclusion criteria: * unstable congestive heart failure * pace-maker * active psychiatric disease * amputation of the lower limbs, proximal to the ankle

What they're measuring

Reduction of the obstructive sleep apnea severity

Timeframe: two nights (before and after an ambulatory hemodialysis session)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01860209

SponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-10

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