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Filter by:The aim of this double-blind randomized clinical trial is to determine the effects of isoflavones on cardiovascular disease risk factors, bone metabolism markers, serum concentrations of fructoseamine and advanced glycated end products in peritoneal dialysis patients. Forty-four patients from shafa clinic and Dr.najafi's clinic will randomly assign to either isoflavone or placebo group. The patients in isoflavone group will receive 100 mg soy isoflavone (as 2 capsules) daily for 8 weeks, while the placebo group will receive identical placebo. At the baseline and the end of the study,7 ml blood will be collected from each patient after a 12-14-hours fasting and serum concentrations of Lp (a), MDA, hs-CRP, sICAM-1, bone alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, N-telopeptide, osteoprotegerin, RANKL, iPTH, triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, fructoseamine, carboxymethyl lysine, pentosidine, glucose, albumin, calcium and phosphorous will be measured. Furthermore, blood pressure measurements will be performed twice with a ten-minute interval between testing
The dialysis population has a strikingly high incidence of mortality. The life expectancy of chronic dialysis patients is 20 years less than that of the general population. Approximately 50% of individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD) die from a cardiovascular (CV) cause with mortality being 15 to 30 times higher than the age-adjusted CV mortality in the general population. There is also a steady increase of patients with diabetes and the older age groups coming into dialysis. The treatment of patients with ESRD aims at prolonging life, achieving good nutritional status and promoting the best possible functioning and quality of life (QOL). Several factors that are beyond adequacy of dialysis predict high mortality in ESRD patients. Associated co-morbidities and malnutrition factors are independently associated and the combined presence of both malnutrition and co-morbidities manifest the worst survival.Therefore this study investigates the efficacy of protein supplementation in improving health status and quality of life among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. This research will also generate basic data about significant health markers critical to the health status of PD patients.
This study will assess the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous or intravenous R744 in renal anemia patients on Peritoneal Dialysis.