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NCT Number: NCT03536663

Clinical Study to Assess the Performance of the Dialyzer With Endexo™

Endexo™ is an additive that is blended into the fiber solution during manufacturing of the hemodialyzer hollow fibers. The intended purpose of the additive is to increase blood compatibility in the finished dialyzer, which is referred to as the "dialyzer with Endexo."

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Key information

Age range

22 year–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Balboa Nephrology Med Group, Chula Vista, California, United States

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About this study

This is a prospective, sequential, multi-center, open-label study with subjects on thrice-weekly (in-center) hemodialysis (HD). After a Screening Period, there will be 12 hemodialysis treatments on the Optiflux dialyzer (Optiflux Period), followed by 38 HD treatments on the dialyzer with Endexo (Endexo Period), and then a Follow-up Visit. The study population will consist of End-Stage Renal Disease ESRD subjects who are a minimum of 22 years of age. The primary objective of the study is to collect data on the performance of the dialyzer with Endexo when used to perform hemodialysis (HD) in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) subjects.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Must be an adult, older than 22 years of age.
  • Has been prescribed in-center thrice-weekly HD continuously for at least 180 days prior to the date of signed informed consent
  • Has been prescribed the Optiflux F160NR dialyzer continuously for at least 30 days prior to the date of signed informed consent
  • Has a prescribed HD treatment time ≥180 minutes (3 hours) and ≤270 minutes (4.5 hours)
  • Has been on heparin anticoagulation for dialysis and has had no change in heparin prescription within 14 days prior to the date of signed informed consent
  • Has a most recent single pool Kt/V (spKt/V) ≥1.2 within 45 days prior to the date of a signed informed consent
  • Has a most recent hemoglobin ≥9 g/dL within 45 days prior to the date of a signed informed consent
  • Has a most recent platelet count ≥100,000/mm3 within 45 days prior to the date of a signed informed consent
  • A female of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at the time of screening and agree to use an acceptable method of contraception during the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Use of citric acid concentrate (such as Citrasate®) at the time of signed informed consent
  • Known allergic reactions to Endexo
  • Hospitalization within 30 days prior to the date of signed informed consent
  • Presence of active malignancy, congestive heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV, or liver cirrhosis
  • Are receiving or have received chemotherapy / radiation therapy / plasmapheresis therapy within 90 days prior to the date of signed informed consent
  • Are receiving antibiotics or have used antibiotics within 14 days prior to the date of signed informed consent
  • Are currently enrolled in or have completed any other investigational product study within 30 days prior to the date of signed informed consent
  • Has a life expectancy of less than 1 year

Treatment and study plan

Optiflux and Dialyzer with Endexo

Device

Hemodialysis (HD) on Optiflux dialyzer from Visit 1 to 12 and followed by HD on the dialyzer with Endexo at visit 13 and continues until visit 50. Dialysis is performed 3 times per week which means the total of the intervention will be 17 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Performance of the Dialyzer With Endexo by Measuring Its in Vivo Ultrafiltration Coefficient

    Time frame: 15 minutes after the recorded start of hemodialysis with Endexo upon its first use in the study

    Ultrafiltration coefficient (Kuf) is the ratio of ultrafiltration rate in ml/hr to the Transmembrane pressure in mmHg. Both the Ultrafiltration rate and the transmembrane pressure readings are collected from the machine.

Secondary outcomes

  1. The Number of Any Adverse Events

    Time frame: Optiflux: from enrollment, weeks 1 to 4 (visits 1 to 12); Endexo: from weeks 5 to 17, and follow-up, a total of 17 weeks intervention.

    All adverse events were captured from subject enrollment to the completion of Optiflux period, and to the end of study or withdraws from the study.

  2. The Number of Any Device-related Adverse Events

    Time frame: Optiflux: from enrollment, weeks 1 to 4 (visits 1 to 12); Endexo: from weeks 5 to 17, and follow-up, a total of 17 weeks intervention.

    Any device-related adverse events were captured from subject enrollment to the completion of Optiflux period, and to the end of study or withdraws from the study.

  3. Removal of Urea

    Time frame: At visits 1/week 1, 10/week 4, 13/week 5, 22/week 8, 34/week 12, and 46/week 16

    • URR = (pre-HD urea - post-HD urea)/pre-HD urea * 100
    • Data across visits were averaged for each subject, and then a group mean and sd were calculated.
  4. Removal of Albumin

    Time frame: Pre- and Post- HD at Visits 1/week 1, 13/week 5

    %change = (post-HD - pre-HD)/pre-HD * 100

  5. Removal of Beta-2-microglobulin

    Time frame: Pre- and Post- HD at Visits 1/week 1, 13/week 5

    % reduction = (post-HD - pre-HD)/pre-HD * 100 with post-HD B2M adjusted to pre- and post HD weights

Other outcomes

  1. Dialyzer Hemocompatibility

    Time frame: Assessed at the first time the dialyzers are used in the study , collected pre hemodialysis and 30 minutes after the recorded start of hemodialysis

    The dialyzer hemo-compatibility is measured by measuring the activation of the complement system (C3a, C5a, SC5b-9)

  2. Clotting of the Dialyzer

    Time frame: visual evaluation of the dialyzer arterial cap will be performed at the end of every hemodialysis treatment to determine the Grade:1,2,3 or 4. (1:no clotting to 4: total clotting), throughout a total of 17 weeks intervention.

    Thrombus scoring will be assessed according to a clotting scale (The graded scoring method)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fresenius Medical Care North America

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

An Open-Label Clinical Study to Assess the Performance of the Dialyzer With Endexo™ in End-Stage Renal Disease Subjects

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
May 25, 2018
Registry last updated
Nov 27, 2020

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