Effect of Beraprost Sodium (Berasil) on Hemodialysis

Summary

There is no randomized control study to determine if the beneficial effects of beraprost sodium could improve the patency of arteriovenous fistula in hemodialysis patients. Therefore, this study is aimed to demonstrate the use of beraprost sodium can improve the patency of arteriovenous fistula in patients undergoing hemodialysis. This study is prospectively randomize controlled open-label trials in patients who newly made artificial arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis. This study is a pilot study, and the target number of subjects is 60 in total, 30 in the treatment group and 30 in the control group. After randomization, the treatment group takes a beraprost sodium for 6 months and the control group does not take placebo. Treatment lasts for 6 months after dosing but continues until the patient changes the renal-replacement therapy method or falls under the exclusion criteria. The patient should visit at 1, 3, and 6 months after arteriovenous graft surgery to check the access site after graft surgery. The doppler ultrasound test is performed to measure the access blood flow rate and patency of arteriovenous fistula.

Timeline

Start

2017-04-05

Primary completion

2019-04-04

Completion

2019-04-04

Publications

• Background Lin CC, Yang WC, Chen MC, Liu WS, Yang CY, Lee PC. Effect of far infrared therapy on arteriovenous fistula maturation: an open-label randomized controlled trial. Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 Aug;62(2):304-11. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.01.015. Epub 2013 Mar 6.
• Background Na KY, Kim DK, Kim SG, Lee YK, Lim CS. Effect of beraprost sodium on arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy. Trials. 2013 Sep 2;14:275. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-275.
• Background Dixon BS, Beck GJ, Vazquez MA, Greenberg A, Delmez JA, Allon M, Dember LM, Himmelfarb J, Gassman JJ, Greene T, Radeva MK, Davidson IJ, Ikizler TA, Braden GL, Fenves AZ, Kaufman JS, Cotton JR Jr, Martin KJ, McNeil JW, Rahman A, Lawson JH, Whiting JF, Hu B, Meyers CM, Kusek JW, Feldman HI; DAC Study Group. Effect of dipyridamole plus aspirin on hemodialysis graft patency. N Engl J Med. 2009 May 21;360(21):2191-201. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0805840.
• Background Vicil S, Erdogan S. Beraprost sodium, a prostacyclin (PGI) analogue, ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced cellular injury in lung alveolar epithelial cells. Turk J Med Sci. 2015;45(2):284-90. doi: 10.3906/sag-1401-108.
• Background Arai T. Long-term effects of beraprost sodium on arteriosclerosis obliterans: a single-center retrospective study of Japanese patients. Adv Ther. 2013 May;30(5):528-40. doi: 10.1007/s12325-013-0030-7. Epub 2013 Jun 8.
• Background Murakami M, Watanabe M, Furukawa H, Nakahara H. The prostacyclin analogue beraprost sodium prevents occlusion of bypass grafts in patients with lower extremity arterial occlusive disease: a 20-year retrospective study. Ann Vasc Surg. 2005 Nov;19(6):838-42. doi: 10.1007/s10016-005-7668-9.
• Background Sakao S, Tanabe N, Kasahara Y, Tatsumi K. Long-term survival of Japanese patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with beraprost sodium, an oral prostacyclin analogue. Intern Med. 2014;53(17):1913-20. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2573. Epub 2014 Sep 1.

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Indications

No indication recorded.