Dialysis showdown: which method protects heart and bones best?
NCT ID NCT07686978
First seen Jul 07, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at how different types of dialysis affect heart health, bone metabolism, inflammation, and quality of life in people with end-stage kidney disease. Researchers will compare patients on hemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, and automated peritoneal dialysis, as well as healthy volunteers. No new treatments are given—participants continue their usual care while researchers measure blood markers, artery stiffness, body composition, and symptoms like itching and pain. The goal is to understand which dialysis method may be gentler on the body.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors choose the best dialysis method to reduce heart and bone complications in kidney disease patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult participants will be recruited from the Gazi University Faculty of Medicine nephrology outpatient clinic and dialysis units. The study population will include four cohorts: patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis, patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, patients receiving automated peritoneal dialysis, and healthy controls without known kidney disease. Dialysis patients must have been receiving regular dialysis treatment for at least 6 months. Healthy controls will have no known kidney disease, systemic inflammatory disease, or active malignancy.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 to 80 years. * For dialysis cohorts: diagnosis of end-stage kidney disease and receiving maintenance hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. * For dialysis cohorts: receiving regular hemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, or automated peritoneal dialysis for at least 6 months. * For healthy controls: no known kidney disease, with estimated glomerular filtration rate greater than 90 mL/min/1.73 m². * For healthy controls: no known systemic inflammatory disease or active malignancy. * Able to comply with planned study procedures, including pulse wave velocity measurement, Body Composition Monitor assessment, questionnaires, and biomarker measurements. * Able and willing to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to comply with study measurements or questionnaire assessments. * Refusal or inability to provide written informed consent. * Age younger than 18 years or older than 80 years. * Acute infection. * Recent major surgical intervention. * Active malignancy. * Terminal illness with limited life expectancy. * Mental, cognitive, physical, or clinical condition preventing participation in study procedures.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology
Ankara, Ankara, 06500, Turkey (Türkiye)
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