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  • Nephrology
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes
  • Dialysis Technology

Background:

  • Conventional high-flux hemodialysis (HD) has limitations in clearance, leading to poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and symptom burden in patients.
  • Existing tools are insufficient for continuous monitoring of symptoms and patient experience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the HRQoL and symptom benefits of expanded hemodialysis (HDx) using a medium cutoff dialyzer.
  • To assess the durability and variability of treatment effects through a dynamic patient-reported outcome measurement (PROM) tool.

Main Methods:

  • A multicenter interventional trial involving 47 patients undergoing conventional HD.
  • A 15-month study with alternating phases of high-flux HD and HDx, incorporating wash-out periods.
  • Continuous evaluation of HRQoL and symptom burden using a dynamic PROM tool.

Main Results:

  • HDx therapy improved HRQoL by 19% and various symptoms, including wellbeing, energy, sleep, and pruritus.
  • Improvements were more significant in patients with higher baseline symptom burden and lower HRQoL.
  • Benefits of HDx were durable, with less symptom variability compared to high-flux HD, and diminished upon return to conventional HD.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamic PROM tools can effectively assess HRQoL and symptom burden in HD patients.
  • Expanded hemodialysis (HDx) offers clinically meaningful and durable improvements in patient outcomes compared to conventional high-flux HD.