Clearum High Flux Hemodialyzer Used in Hemodialysis for Subjects With End-Stage Renal Disease

The study will compare performance to typical values obtained with commercially available dialyzers used for high flux hemodialysis and comparing the Clearum HS dialyzer to the baseline values of a control FX80 Dialyzer.

The duration of the trial is 2 weeks for the FX80 control dialyzer + 6 weeks with the Clearum HS dialyzer used for 3x weekly high flux hemodialysis.

The sampling, reported in Table 1 below, will be done at mid-week sessions (pre and post session sampling) and consists of a blood draw for baseline dialysis with the FX80 weeks 1 and 2, or Clearum HS dialyzer at weeks 3, 5 and 8 for uremic toxins: urea, creatinine, phosphate, B2-microglobulin, albumin, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, platelets and leucocytes, and platelets. In addition, a presession sample will be taken for coagulation parameter TAT, hematocrit and inflammatory markers IL6 and C reactive protein at baseline for FX80 at mid-week sessions during weeks 1 and 2 and during weeks 3, 5 and 8 for the Clearum HS dialyzer.

Instantaneous B2M clearance sampling will be done at week 7 during the Clearum HS dialyzer phase and consists of a blood sample prior to the dialyzer and immediately after the dialyzer at two time points, 15-30 min and at 120-150 min, respectively.

Blood rest will be done by comparing the dialyzer to a set of 5 illustrations and giving a score of 1 (worst) to 5 (best) that best correlates the dialyzer with the illustration, at the end of the dialysis session after blood has been returned to the patients (both FX80 and Clearum HS) on the sampling days.

The patients will be treated for 2 weeks with a standard dialyzer (FX80) and an additional 6 weeks with the Clearum HS dialyzer (experimental period). Both hemodialyzers will be used for 3 times a week. Expected duration for the study including enrolment will be 3 months.

The study duration will be approximately 3-4 months. Each patient will receive 6 hemodialysis sessions with FX80 and 18 sessions with Clearum HS hemodialyzer, and the treatment time will be between 3.5 and 4.5 hours

Inclusion criteria

• ESRD Patients aged 18 years or older
• Patients able to give informed consent (IC) and interested to participate in the study
• Stable (according to the investigator) on hemodialysis for more than 3 months with previous treatments of 3x weekly hemodialysis or hemodiafiltration
• Stable hemoglobin between 10 and 12 g/dl in the most recent two consecutive blood draws
• Stable anticoagulation and ESA regimen with no dosing modifications in the past 1 month
• Patients who have an adequate AVF or graft, capable of providing a blood flow rate of at least 300 mL/min according to sessions conducted in past month

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who have acute renal failure with the chance for recovery.
• Patients who are pre-scheduled for a living kidney transplant within the next two months, who plan a change to PD within the next two months or who require single needle dialysis therapy.
• Pregnant and lactating women.
• Patients with a history of positive serology tests for Hepatitis B surface antigen, positive Hepatitis C total antibody, HIV and syphilis.
• Patients with known hemodynamic instability, anemia (Hgb < 90 g/L), and/or severe bleeding risks secondary to coagulation disorders.
• Patients with active or ongoing infection per investigator's judgement.
• Patients with a history of solid tumors requiring anti-cancer therapy in the past or next 6 months or a life expectancy less than 1 year or patients with a history of a hematology neoplasm.
• Patients diagnosed with a NYHA Class IV congestive heart failure, or acute coronary syndrome and/or who have suffered a myocardial infarction within three months prior to the start of the study.
• Patients with a history of severe mental disorders.
• Patients who are currently participating or have previously participated in another interventional clinical trial in the past 4 weeks.
• Patients who have had an allergic response to polyarylethersulfone (PAES) or polysulfone membranes or have a history of poor tolerance to dialyzers with synthetic membranes.
• Patients with advanced liver, heart or pulmonary disease as judged by the Investigator
• Patients with any comorbidity possibly conflicting with the study purpose or procedures as judged by the Investigator.