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NCT number NCT06224140
Other study ID # RCAPHM21_0424_HEPFREEHD
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date March 1, 2024
Est. completion date September 1, 2026

Study information

Verified date January 2024
Source Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Contact Thomas Robert
Phone 04 91 38 41 17
Email thomas.robert@ap-hm.fr
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Intermittent hemodialysis is a complex technique which requires careful monitoring of anticoagulation levels to prevent clotting and reduce the risk of bleeding complications. Dialysis patients often exhibit hypercoagulable tendencies due to uremic state, turbulent blood flows in dialysis procedures, and thrombogenic exposure to artificial surfaces of dialysis tubing. Patients with ESRD may experience both dialyzer clotting and excessive bleeding, so individualized heparin dosing and periodic adjustments are necessary to ensure adequate anticoagulation during hemodialysis. The ideal anticoagulant should prevent thrombosis while minimizing the risk of intra- and interdialytic bleeding. The use of heparin carries risks such as worsening of osteoporosis and dyslipidemia, allergic reactions like pruritus, and the potential for life-threatening heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) for which avoidance of heparin is necessary during dialysis.Heparin, in both its unfractionated heparin (UFH) and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) forms, is the most commonly used anticoagulant, though evidence comparing their efficacy and risk of bleeding remains inconclusive. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, who are already at higher risk of serious bleeding, may benefit from regional anticoagulation (RA) techniques, as they typically receive around 600,000 IU of heparin per year. The investigators performed routinely a simplified regional anticoagulation procedure (RAP) using a constant calcium re-injection rate over the time to avoid hypocalcemia. This procedure eliminates the need for citrate infusion and calcium monitoring, and reduces nurse workload in a chronic dialysis unit. The investigators compared 21 chronic dialysis patients with 198 RA and 195 heparin sessions, where each patient acted as their own control. None of them were on VKA during the RA sessions, 62% were on single anti-platelet therapy and 14% were on dual anti-platelet therapy. The dialysis session success rate was 94% in the RA group and 97% in the heparin group, with no significant differences (p=0.22). The circuit loss rate was 1.5% per RA session and 0.5% per heparin session (p=0.23), and the early blood restitution rate was 3% and 1.5% (p=0.50) in the RA and heparin groups, respectively Hypothesis: RAP can be as effective as systemic anticoagulation with heparin for intermittent dialysis in chronic hemodialysis patients, with the potential to reduce the rate of hemorrhagic events


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 100
Est. completion date September 1, 2026
Est. primary completion date September 1, 2026
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Man or woman aged 18 years or more - Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) under intermittent hemodialysis, for more than 3 months prior to screening and with a dialysis duration prescription of at least 4 hours - Effective anticoagulation either by UFH or by LMWH of the dialysis session defined by the absence of circuit loss in the last 3 months. - Dialysis adequacy defined by a mean Kt/V =1.2. - Calcemia within the normal range at inclusion (2.2 to 2.6 mmol/L) (based on the results of the last monthly blood test) - Subject affiliated to or beneficiary of a social security system. - Subject having signed written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: - Dysfunctional vascular access at the screening - Unipunction of the AVF - Patient treated by hemofiltration or hemodiafiltration procedure - Current anticoagulation treatment - Patient treated by digitalizing drugs - Patient treated by thiazide diuretics - Patient with hypercalcemia and/or hypercalciuria - History of sensitivity to heparin or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. - Active hemorrhage - High bleeding risk defined by the following situations: recent bleeding of less than 7 days, recent post-operative period of less than 7 days, recent head trauma of less than 7 days, recent ischemic stroke of less than 7 days, uremic pericarditis. - Body weight < 45 kg and > 140 kg at screening. - Known allergy to citrate - Hospitalization at the screening for all other causes apart from dialysis - Moribund status (defined by the expectation of death in less than three months). - Liver failure (to prevent citrate liver toxicity) based on the results of the last monthly or quarterly blood test - Ongoing participation in a concurrent interventional study in dialysis or with anti-coagulation therapy or with anti-platelet therapy - Pregnancy (declarative) or breastfeeding and all the other categories of people with special protection according to the French Code de la Santé Publique (CSP): patients under legal supervision, patients hospitalized without consent, patients admitted in social or sanitary structures for care and not research, and patients in emergency situations - Patients unable to give an informed consent or unwilling to participate in the study. - Heparin-coated membrane in current dialysis prescription

Study Design


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Intervention

Procedure:
Heparin Anticoagulation
Conventional dialysis with heparin as anticoagulant treatment
Regional Anticoagulation Procedure (RAP)
Dialysis without heparin as anticoagulant but based on the use of a calcium-free dialysis bath. Calcium is then restored by reinjection of a 10% calcium chloride solution.

Locations

Country Name City State
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Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Demonstrate the non-inferiority of the regional anticoagulation procedure compared to heparin anticoagulation on the dialysis sessions success three times per week The primary endpoint will be the rate of dialysis sessions success over 6 months between two therapeutic strategies:
Regional anticoagulation procedure (RAP)
Heparin anticoagulation
6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact at each dialyses session on bypass loss Rate of bypass loss 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact at each dialyses session on early bypass restitution Rate of early bypass restitution (defined as a restitution 30 minutes or more before the end of the prescribed time) 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact at each dialyses session on dialysis duration Mean difference of dialysis duration over 6 month between the groups 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact at each dialyses session on fistula compression time extended more than 10 minutes Rate of fistula compression time extended more than 10 minutes after a dialysis session 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact during the total duration of the study on incidence of hemorrhagic events Incidence rate of hemorrhagic events 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact during the total duration of the study on dialysis adequacy Time average-dialysis adequacy difference defined by the average kt/v over 6 months 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact during the total duration of the study on relative effects on phosphocalcic balance Mean difference at months +6 and time-average evolution over 6 month for calcium, phosphor, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and parathyroid hormone concentration between the groups 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact during the total duration of the study on incidence of Hyperparthyroidism Rate of hyperparathyroidism defined par PTH > 9N at month +6 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact during the total duration of the study on incidence of non-hemorrhagic heparin-related complications Rate of non-hemorrhagic heparin-related complications:
In the heparin group: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia,
Between the groups: hyperkalemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypersensitivity reactions, pruritus at months +6
6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact during the total duration of the study on incidence of cardiovascular-related mortality and major cardiovascular events (MACE) Incidence rate of MACE at months +6 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups clinical Impact during the total duration of the study on global mortality All-cause mortality rate at month +6 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups the tolerance of per-dialytic hypotension Rate of per-dialytic hypotension over 6 months 6 months
Secondary Compare between the groups the tolerance of adverse events Rate of adverse events over 6 months 6 months
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