Early Administration of L-carnitine in Hemodialysis Patients

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Hemodialysis is a cause of carnitine deficiency. The deficiency of carnitine induces an anemia by an increase fragility of the red blood cells, a muscular fatigue and a cardiac dysfunction. We proposed to evaluate the benefit of an early administration of L-carnitine in hemodialysis patients. The patients should be included in the first month after the start of chronic hemodialysis, randomized to receive L-carnitine or placebo and should be followed-up during one year.

Clinical Trial Description

The first aim of the study is to compare the resistance index to erythropoietin (hemoglobin level / rHuerythropoietin dose) with L-carnitine versus placebo Double blind randomized study evaluating the supplementation with L-carnitine versus placebo in patients beginning chronic hemodialysis for less than 1 month.

Primary outcome to compare rHuerythropoietin resistance index defined as hemoglobin level / rHuEPO dose ratio with L-carnitine and with placebo.

Secondary endpoints to compare acylcarnitine / carnitine ratio, number of red blood cells transfusion, physical status, quality of life, hypotensive episodes, lipid profile, diabetes profile, albuminemia, c reactive protein.

Several variables that influenced primary and secondary endpoints will be included in a multivariate analysis; albuminemia, c reactive protein, iron status, dialysis efficiency, protein intake, lipid intake, treatment with additional vitamins (C, B9, B6), treatment with statins, treatment of predialysis hypotension by midodrine, antihypertensive treatments.

Statistical analysis:

- description of the cohort

- comparisons of each evaluated variables between the 2 treatments

- ANOVA study for repeated measurements from inclusion to month-12 for Hb / rHuEPO dose to compare the course of the ratio between each group in intention to treat analysis

- analysis of the ratio Hb / rHuEPO month by month and taking into account tempera withdrawal

Following analysis in both intention to treat and per protocol analysis:

- acylcarnitine / carnitine ratio by ANOVA for repeated data

- number of predialysis hypotension by Chi2 test

- number of red blood cells transfusion by Chi2 test

- SF-36 physical status by comparison of mean

- SF-36 total score by comparison of mean

- lipid profile by ANOVA for repeated data

- HbA1c by ANOVA for repeated data

- variables that influenced primary and secondary variables will be analyzed by multivariate analysis

- statistical study of clinical events per month ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Complication of Hemodialysis
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism Treated or Under Control

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00322322
Study type	Interventional
Source	Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	Phase 3
Start date	June 2006
Completion date	June 2010

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