Dialysis danger: study seeks safer fluid removal to prevent blood pressure crashes
NCT ID NCT06695923
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 50 adults on maintenance hemodialysis to find the link between how fast fluid is removed (ultrafiltration rate) and sudden drops in blood pressure during treatment. The goal was to identify a safer threshold to prevent intradialytic hypotension. Researchers also examined patients' medical history and medication use as risk factors.
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 successful, this could help doctors set safer fluid removal rates during dialysis to prevent dangerous blood pressure drops.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study (50 patients) from a single hospital, so results may not apply to all dialysis patients. It only finds associations, not proof of cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Jan 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
Hemodialysis patients more than 18 year old on maintenance hemodialysis receiving 3 sessions weekly.
- 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: All patients aged 18 Year or older on maintenance haemodialysis for at least 3 consecutive months receiving 3 sessions weekly. \- Exclusion Criteria: Patients aged \< 18 years old. Patients on recent haemodialysis \< 3 months. Pregnant women. Patients with malignancy, severe infections or sepsis. Patients with major bleeding. Patients who cannot go upper limb monitoring of blood pressure. Patients with severe heart failure (NYHA) class 3 or more. Patients with severe anemia, Hemoglobin less than 6 g/dl.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sohag University Hospitals,Faculty of medicine
Sohag, Egypt
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