Can a special filter help dialysis remove toxins it usually misses?
NCT ID NCT07016841
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
People on long-term dialysis can build up protein-bound toxins like indoxyl sulfate and p-cresyl sulfate that standard dialysis clears poorly. This study at one center in Shanghai tests whether adding a pHA130 hemoperfusion cartridge to regular dialysis or hemodiafiltration lowers those toxins more than dialysis alone. About 109 adults who have been on thrice-weekly, four-hour dialysis for at least three months take part. Researchers measure toxin levels at the start and again at weeks 4, 12, and 24, and also track itching, sleep, quality of life, hospital stays, and safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pHA130 hemoperfusion device, a blood-filtering cartridge added to standard dialysis
- What this could lead to
- If it works, adding this cartridge to regular dialysis could help clear toxins that standard dialysis leaves behind, possibly easing itching and sleep problems for people on dialysis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study of about 109 people, so results may not apply everywhere. The cartridge adds cost and complexity, and it may not lower toxin levels enough to change symptoms or outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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109 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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
Stable maintenance hemodialysis patients meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria with a dialysis vintage ≥3 months.
- 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: 1. Age ≥18 years, with no restriction on gender; 2. Undergoing regular hemodialysis 3 times per week, 4 hours per session, and has received maintenance hemodialysis treatment for ≥3 months; 3. Willing and able to receive treatment as per the protocol requirements, and has signed the informed consent form for subjects. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients receiving combined hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment; 2. Patients with known allergy to hemoperfusion device materials, contraindications, or intolerance to the device; 3. Patients with acute severe infection, severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency, severe cerebrovascular disease, severe bleeding tendency, or active bleeding; 4. Patients with malignant tumors in the active stage or undergoing treatment for malignant tumors; 5. Patients with a platelet count \< 60 × 10⁹/L; 6. Other conditions deemed unsuitable for enrollment in this study by the researchers.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200092, China
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