Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in a Maintenance Hemodialysis Population

Completed

Conditions studied: Metabolic Syndrome

In brief

The study is a survey to answer the specific question, "What is the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in maintenance hemodialysis patients?" Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that increase an individual's risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01176630

Run by

Winthrop University Hospital

People needed

108

Starts

2010-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-02-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis equal to or greater than 3 months
• Patient at lest 18 years of age
• Availability of all data in the medical record for classification of the metabolic syndrome, including serum triglycerides, serum HDL-cholesterol, systolic BP and diastolic BP, and serum glucose

You may not qualify if…

• Patients unwilling or unable to give informed consent to participate
• Patients with a history of thyroid disease
• Patients unable to stand upright

Where it is running

• Winthrop University Hospital Outpatient Dialysis Unit — Mineola, New York, United States

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