The Clinical Study of Improving the Thirst and Hypotension of Hemodialysis Patients

Summary

This clinical study is to observe the improvement of MHD (maintenance hemodialysis) patients, quality of life，after applying therapy combining Auriculotherapy and Shengmai capsule. As a compliment to each other, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modern Medicine form a joint and help improving life quality of MHD patients. Through the therapy, MHD patients, symptoms of thirst are improved, the incidence of intradialytic hypotension is reduced, the intake of water and sodium is lessen and the weight gain during dialysis is controlled, which consequently reduce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications and eventually reduce the mortality of MHD patients. Aiming to improve patients, thirst symptom and reduce the incidence of intradialytic hypotension, this study prospectively followed 144 MHD patients using multicenter prospective randomized crossover controlled clinical studies, using KT/V, URR, improvement of thirst, blood pressure and cognitive assessment as observational index. Multiple questionnaire surveys are conducted to understand patients, life quality from different angle. The use of Auriculotherapy is simple and effective and Shengmai capsule conforms to patients, syndrome, which is consistent with TCMs principle of "syndrome differentiation and treatment"and the theory of preventive treatment. The study not only expends the use of TMC in hemodialysis treatment, but also suggests a set of easy therapeutic schedules to improve the quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.

Timeline

Start

2013-09

Primary completion

2015-10

Completion

2015-12

Publications

• Background Eisbruch A, Kim HM, Terrell JE, Marsh LH, Dawson LA, Ship JA. Xerostomia and its predictors following parotid-sparing irradiation of head-and-neck cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2001 Jul 1;50(3):695-704. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(01)01512-7.
• Background Jabbari S, Kim HM, Feng M, Lin A, Tsien C, Elshaikh M, Terrel JE, Murdoch-Kinch C, Eisbruch A. Matched case-control study of quality of life and xerostomia after intensity-modulated radiotherapy or standard radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer: initial report. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Nov 1;63(3):725-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.02.045.
• Background Lin A, Kim HM, Terrell JE, Dawson LA, Ship JA, Eisbruch A. Quality of life after parotid-sparing IMRT for head-and-neck cancer: a prospective longitudinal study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Sep 1;57(1):61-70. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(03)00361-4.
• Background Pacholke HD, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Li JG, Dempsey JF, Hinerman RW, Mendenhall WM. Late xerostomia after intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus conventional radiotherapy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2005 Aug;28(4):351-8. doi: 10.1097/01.coc.0000158826.88179.75.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.