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The Effect of Thalidomide in Suppression of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00529633

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Official title

Phase 3 Study: The Effect of Thalidomide in Suppression of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients

Brief summary

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Both malnutrition and inflammation are associated with death in dialysis patients and also with cardiovascular disease. The researchers are testing the idea that inflammation causes malnutrition by using a drug to suppress inflammation in hemodialysis patients to find out whether that will increase blood tests that are associated with malnutrition. The researchers will give hemodialysis patients who have both inflammation and malnutrition either thalidomide or a placebo and compare the effects of treatment on the levels of two proteins in the blood, albumin and prealbumin, that are normally reduced in malnourished patients. Patients who have a serum albumin concentration \< 3.8 g/dl will be asked to sign consent to have blood drawn prior to dialysis for measurement of CRP (C-reactive protein). Those with CRP values ≥ 0.8 mg/dl will have a second measurement of CRP performed within 2 weeks. Those with two consecutive values of CRP ≥ 0.8 mg/dl will be eligible for enrollment

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00529633
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
George A. Kaysen, M.D.
Other
Enrollment
16 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug · Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2007
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2008
Completion
Nov 30, 2009
Last update posted
Apr 1, 2018

2007 – 2009

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Beth Israel Medical Center New York New York 10003

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