U.S., Dec. 13 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07278973) titled 'Hemodiafiltration Versus Hemodialysis in Older People' on Sept. 18.
Brief Summary: This study will compare the impact of two hemodialysis techniques on fatigue and post-dialysis recovery time in patients aged 85 years and older. These two techniques are high-flux hemodialysis (HD) and hemodiafiltration (HDF).
Patients will receive the treatment over two periods: if period 1 is HD then period 2 will be HDF. Every patient will be his/her own control, this is why it is called cross-over. Each period will last three months. Between the two periods, patients will receive a traditional low-flux hemodialysis.
These two techniques are wid...