Reduction of Heparin Dose in Dialysis With Evodial System

In parallel to the new hemodialyzer, Evodia blood lines were developed to improve characteristics of the extracorporeal circuit in term of reduced activation of the coagulation system and lower deposits of clot components.

The aim is to provide a system (hemodialyzer and extracorporeal circuit) with a low thrombogenicity and that can be used with low heparin dose in order to reduce the patients' bleeding risk at the end of HD treatment.

Measurements of TAT (Thrombin-Antithrombin), the marker of the activation of the coagulation, will be performed during the study in order to evaluate the thrombogenicity of the system.

The ionic clearance will be collected during all treatments to evaluate the performance of the hemodialyzer.

The study will be divided into three steps

• Period 1: Usual heparin dose with usual hemodialyzer and standard blood lines (baseline),
• Period 2: Decrease of heparin dose with Evodial hemodialyzer and standard bloodlines
• Period 3: Lowest heparin dose defined in step 2 using the system Evodial hemodialyzer and SMA bloodlines.

Each patient included into the study will perform the three steps. As the risk of extracorporeal circuit clotting will be rather important, no control group (usual hemodialyzer with heparin decrease dose) will be performed.

Inclusion criteria

• Patients suffering from chronic renal failure,
• Patients treated in HD three times a week for at least 3 months, with a stable heparin dose and the same filter,
• Patients treated in 4-4.5 hours HD mode with a blood flow between 300-350 ml/min,
• Patients for whom either LMWH (Enoxaparin, Nadroparin, Tinzaparin) or UFH is used,
• Patients with a well-functioning vascular access as judged by the investigator,
• Patients treated either on AK, Innova or Integra dialysis machines equipped with ionic dialysance device,
• Patients older than 18 years,
• Patients with negative serologies (AIDS, Hepatitis)
• Patients having signed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Patient with HIT or known heparin allergy,
• Patient treated in HD in single needle mode,
• Patients with catheter,
• Patients with acute inflammatory event that may affect, as judged by investigator patients' safety or study results,
• Patients participating in other studies that could interfere with the objective of this study,
• Patients with active malignant disease,
• Patients receiving heparin outside dialysis treatment,
• Patients under guardianship,
• Pregnant women, nursing mothers and women planning a pregnancy during the course of this study,
• Patients with serious history of coagulopathy,
• Patients receiving Anti-Vitamin K medication,
• Patients receiving an association of anti platelets agents,
• Patients with heparin dose that can not be reduced for technical reason (excluding patients receiving too low heparin dose with no possibility of further reduction).