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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
Main ID:  PACTR2009100001631792
Date of registration: 06/10/2009
Primary sponsor: Prof MR Davids
Public title: Efficacy of a glucose bolus versus glucose plus insulin in the treatment of hyperkalaemia
Scientific title: Efficacy of a glucose bolus versus glucose plus insulin in the treatment of hyperkalaemia
Date of first enrolment:
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Open to recruitment: actively recruiting participa
URL:  HTTP://www.pactr.org/ATMWeb/appmanager/atm/atmregistry?da=true&tno=PACTR2009100001631792
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Crossover: all participants receive all interventions in different sequence during study,
Randomised,
Simple randomisation using a random number table ,
Sequentially numbered sealed opaque envelopes,
 
Countries of recruitment
South Africa
Contacts
Name: Jennifer  Stopford
Address:  Stellenbosch University Department of Medicine, Francie van Zijl Avenue 7505 Cape Town South Africa
Telephone: +27-21-9389074
Email: jennifer@sun.ac.za
Affiliation:  Personal assistant
Name: Mogamat Razeen  Davids
Address:  Stellenbosch University Division of Nephrology, Francie van Zijl Avenue 7505 Cape Town South Africa
Telephone: +27-21-9389246
Email: mrd@sun.ac.za
Affiliation:  Head: Division of Nephrology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Stable chronic haemodialysis patients
Adults aged 18 and over
Willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria: Diabetes mellitus
Unstable cardiovascular disease
Use of beta-blockers


Age minimum: 18 Year
Age maximum: 70 Year
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Hyperkalaemia
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Plasma potassium concentrations
Secondary Outcome(s)
Blood glucose concentrations
Hypoglycaemic episodes
Plasma insulin concentrations
Secondary ID(s)
Ethics reference no. M07/10/060
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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