Blood cell ratio may flag heart danger in kidney dialysis patients
NCT ID NCT07519785
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether the ratio of two types of blood cells (platelets and lymphocytes) can predict heart complications in people on long-term dialysis. Researchers followed 80 dialysis patients to see if this simple blood test ratio was linked to problems like hardening of the arteries. The goal was to find an easy, low-cost way to identify patients at higher risk.
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 this blood test ratio proves useful, it could give doctors a simple, low-cost way to identify dialysis patients at higher risk for heart problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. The findings need to be confirmed in larger, more diverse groups before they can change medical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Aug 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.
Who is studied
patients undergoing hemodialysis for more than 3 months
- Ages
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18 to 75 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: * patients undergoing hemodialysis for more than 3 months who agreed to be included in the study Exclusion Criteria: * We are going to exclude patients who have: * Younger than 18 year- old or Older than 75 year-old, * Patients with positive serum marker of anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). * Alcohol or illicit drug abusers. * Inflammatory state due to infection,
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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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Kiriazy
Minya, Elminya, 2422998, Egypt