Can a sugar solution stop blood pressure drops during dialysis?
NCT ID NCT04428372
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether giving mannitol during hemodialysis can prevent blood pressure drops and reduce symptoms like dizziness. Thirty-one adults prone to low blood pressure during dialysis received either mannitol or a saline placebo. The goal was to see if mannitol improves comfort and stability during treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mannitol
- What this could lead to
- If it works, mannitol could become a simple option to help dialysis patients avoid low blood pressure and feel better during treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 31 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Mannitol may not work better than saline, and side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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31 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Maintenance HD (\>90 days) * Age ≥18y * Thrice-weekly HD * IDH-prone (defined as nadir intra-dialytic SBP \<100 mmHg in ≥30% of sessions in the prior 4 weeks) * Hematocrit\>21% * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Acute myocardial infarction or stroke within one month * Pre-HD serum potassium \>6.5 mmol/L in last 4 weeks * Pregnancy * Institutionalized individuals * Life expectancy \<2 months * Planned renal transplant within 2 months * Active enrollment in another interventional trial * Known allergy to mannitol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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