Can a single shot stop dialysis blood pressure crashes?
NCT ID NCT05297786
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether a drug called lanadelumab can prevent sudden drops in blood pressure that often happen during hemodialysis. The trial involves 28 adults on long-term dialysis who are prone to these episodes. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo injection, and researchers monitor blood pressure changes and the number of hypotensive events.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lanadelumab (Takhzyro)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to prevent blood pressure drops during dialysis, making treatment safer and more comfortable for kidney patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 28 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo, 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
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Sep 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 to 85 years
- 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: * Subjects age 18 to 85 years * On thrice-weekly hemodialysis for at least six months * Clinically stable, adequately dialyzed (single-pool Kt/V \> 1.2), with polysulphone membrane for at least three consecutive months before the study * Subjects with pre-dialytic systolic blood pressure between 110 and 170 mmHg. * Subjects with a reduction of systolic blood pressure during hemodialysis equal to or greater than 30 mmHg, with associated symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, dizziness, or anxiety. * Hypotensive episodes should occur four times or more in four weeks (12 hemodialysis sessions). Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with intradialytic hypotension that require the use of pharmacological intervention such as midodrine or vasopressin * Subjects with pre-dialytic systolic blood pressure greater than 170 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure greater than 110 mmHg * History of myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular event within 3 months * History of serious hemorrhage (including cerebral hemorrhage) in the past 6 months * Advanced liver disease * Ejection fraction less than 30% * Anticipated live donor kidney transplant * A history of poor adherence to hemodialysis or medical regimen * Severe anemia (hemoglobin less than 8 g/dl) requiring blood transfusions * Use of immunosuppressive drugs within one month before study enrollment * Active connective tissue disease * History of acute infections disease within one month before study enrollment * Inability to provide consent * Pregnancy
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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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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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