Tiny study probes hidden sodium storage in kidney patients
NCT ID NCT06872645
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study at Yale University is testing whether the body can store sodium without holding onto extra water, a concept called 'water-free sodium storage.' Ten adults on peritoneal dialysis with heart failure will receive either a special dextrose solution or standard dialysis fluid for five days. Researchers will measure sodium removal to see if this storage happens and if it matters for health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 5% dextrose in sterile water
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help us understand how the body handles sodium, potentially improving fluid management in heart failure and dialysis patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply widely. It is designed to test a theory, not to treat a condition.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 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: * ESRD Patients actively undergoing PD with a reliably functioning PD catheter * Systolic blood pressure \> 130 mmHg * Serum sodium \>135 mmol/L * daily urine output \< 400ml * stable PD prescription for at least 2 months without requirement of 4.25% glucose PD solution * PD vintage of at least 6 months * Euvolemic as defined by the patient at their dry weight and free of any signs or symptoms of volume overload, per referring nephrologist Exclusion Criteria: * Poorly controlled diabetes with hemoglobin A1C\>9% * 1 or more episodes of peritonitis in the previous 6 months or active infection of the peritoneal dialysis catheter * Anemia with hemoglobin \<8g/dL * Inability to give written informed consent or follow study protocol. * Urinary incontinence * Body weight \< 60kg * gastrointestinal disease that causes diarrhea or expectation of sodium losses in stool. * use of amiodarone in the last 6 months (which will interfere with tissue iodine ascertainment).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale University
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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