Effect of icodextrin on volume status, blood pressure and echocardiographic parameters: A randomized study
- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Elsevier BV in Kidney International
- Vol. 63 (4), 1556-1563
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00887.x
Abstract
Effect of icodextrin on volume status, blood pressure and echocardiographic parameters: A randomized study. Overhydration is a risk factor for hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy in peritoneal dialysis patients. Recently, a high prevalence of subclinical overhydration was observed in peritoneal dialysis patients. Aim of the present open-label randomized study was to assess the effect of a icodextrin 7.5% solution on fluid status [extracellular water (ECW) bromide dilution], blood pressure regulation (24-hour ambulatory measurements) and echocardiographic parameters during a study period of 4 months, and to relate the effect to peritoneal membrane characteristics (dialysate/plasma creatinine ratio). Forty peritoneal dialysis patients (22 treated with icodextrin, 18 controls) were randomized to either treatment with icodextrin during the long dwell or standard glucose solutions. Thirty-two patients (19 treated with icodextrin, 13 controls] completed the study.The use of icodextrin resulted in a significant increase in daily ultrafiltration volume (744 ± 767 mL vs. 1670 ± 1038 mL; P = 0.012) and a decrease in ECW (17.5 ± 5.2 L vs. 15.8 ± 3.8 L; P = 0.035). Also the change in ECW between controls and patients treated with icodextrin was significant (-1.7 ± 3.3 L vs. +0.9 ± 2.2 L; P = 0.013). The effect of icodextrin on ECW was not related to peritoneal membrane characteristics, but significantly related to the fluid state of the patients (ECW:height) (r = -0.72; P < 0.0001). Left ventricular mass (LVM) decreased significantly in the icodextrin-treated group (241 ± 53 grams vs. 228 ± 42 grams; P = 0.03), but not in the control group.In this randomized open-label study, the use of icodextrin resulted in a significant reduction in ECW and LVM. The effect of icodextrin on ECW was not related to peritoneal membrane characteristics, but was related to the initial fluid state of the patientKeywords
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