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Study identifier: NCT03004547 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Sodium Deposition in Soft Tissues of Patients with Kidney Disease

Condition: Haemodialysis Complication  ·  Sponsor: Chris McIntyre

PhaseN/A
Planned participants400
Who can joinAll sexes, 6 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

Sodium (Na+) hemostasis is abnormal in CKD patients, and this element can be deposited in the skin, muscle, and skeleton - to cope with long term sodium loading. It is known that sodium stored in this non-osmotically active way, is profoundly inflammatory. Furthermore, inflammation has been associated with several uremic symptoms. The investigators will use novel Na+ MRI imaging to examine the Na+ deposition in the skin, muscle, and skeleton of five groups:1) chronic in-center hemodialysis patients, 2) chronic peritoneal dialysis patients, 3) adult and paediatric patients with CKD stage 1-5 and 4) heart failure patients with and without renal dysfunction 5) sex and age-matched healthy adult and paediatric controls. Additionally, they will investigate the association between sodium deposition in these tissues with uremic symptomatology and biochemical markers of metabolism.

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Talk to the study team

Christopher W McIntyre, PhD, MD  ·  519-685-8500  ·  christopher.mcintyre@lhsc.on.ca

Alireza Akbari, PhD  ·  aakbari@uwo.ca

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Locations (1)

LHSC Regional Renal Care ProgramLondon, Ontario, CanadaRecruiting

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