Baking soda pills tested to stop dialysis blood pressure surges
NCT ID NCT07231900
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether taking sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) tablets twice a day for a month can prevent blood pressure from rising during dialysis. It involves 40 chronic hemodialysis patients who already experience blood pressure spikes during treatment. The goal is to see if this simple, low-cost intervention can improve safety and comfort during dialysis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sodium bicarbonate
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, cheap way to control blood pressure during dialysis, reducing strain on the heart.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 40 people. The effect may be modest or not work for everyone, and taking too much bicarbonate could cause alkalosis or worsen fluid balance.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: * Chronic hemodialysis patient \> 3 months * 3 dialysis per week, KTV\>1.2 * capable of informed concent. * rise in blood pressure during hemodialysis \> 10 mm Hg, for at least 50% of dialysis sessions in the month prior to inclusion. * Normal volume status, by clinical physician assessment + bioimpedance Exclusion Criteria: * age under 18, * pregnancy * unable to sign informed concent * planned for kidney transplant in the following 3 month. * congestive heart failure (NYHA 3-4) * hospitalization for acute MI or CHF in the past 3 months. * low compliece to medical therapy * regular pre-dialysis tests with bicarbonate \> 24 in the past 3 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shamir medical center
Ẕerifin, Is, 70300, Israel
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