Theranova Randomized, Controlled, Trial (RCT) in China
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A Randomized, Open-label, Controlled, Parallel, Multicenter Study in Kidney Failure Patients on Hemodialysis Comparing the Theranova Dialyzer to Hemodiafiltration
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Traditional hemodialysis (HD) therapy is very effective in clearing urea and smaller middle molecules, but is limited in clearing larger middle molecules. These accumulated large middle-molecular-weight uremic toxins may cause and aggravate inflammation, atherosclerosis and calcification, which can indirectly lead to the death of patients. Studies have shown that, compared to conventional high-flux HD (HF-HD), hemodiafiltration (HDF) that combines diffusion and convection can reduce the all-cause mortality. Compared to the conventional HF-HD, HDF can more effectively clear larger molecular toxins in one session, which may be related to the better clearance effect of HDF on middle-molecular-weight toxins Theranova's innovative Medium Cut-Off® membranes has high permeability and selectivity to uremic toxins (clearance of a molecular weight of up to 45 kDa) and can retain essential proteins, to maintain patient's albumin level during the HD treatment\[9\]. Its unique membrane and high cut-off characteristics expand the clearance range beyond those of flux membrane dialyzers. Theranova 400 can be widely used in most blood purification centers under conventional HD equipment and treatment modes, with the effect similar to HDF This study is to demonstrate non-inferiority of the Theranova 400 Dialyzer in HD mode (hereinafter referred to as Theranova 400) compared to HDF, using FX 800 in HDF mode (hereinafter referred to as FX 800).
Trial Health
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Started Jun 2022
10 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 25, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 4, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 22, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 6, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 6, 2023
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
October 15, 2024
CompletedJuly 14, 2025
July 1, 2025
1 year
March 25, 2022
June 26, 2024
July 3, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Reduction Ratio (RR) of Lambda Free Light Chains (λ FLC)
One mid-week treatment day dialysis session, pre-dialysis and post-dialysis. The RR was calculated using the following formula: \[(Cpre-Cpost)/Cpre\], where Cpre and Cpost were the arterial plasma concentrations of λ FLC measured pre- and post- the mid-week dialysis session, respectively
Assessed at the mid-week treatment day dialysis session
Reduction Ratio of Beta-2 Microglobulin (β2-MG)
One mid-week treatment day dialysis session, pre-dialysis and post-dialysis. The RR was calculated using the following formula: \[(Cpre-Cpost)/Cpre\], where Cpre and Cpost were the arterial plasma β2-MG concentrations measured pre- and post- the mid-week dialysis session, respectively.
Assessed at the mid-week treatment day dialysis session
Study Arms (2)
Theranova 400 Dialyzer
EXPERIMENTAL1 week, 1 session in mid-week HD therapy. Pre dialysis blood samples taken from fistula needle or central venous catheter. Post dialysis blood samples taken from arterial sampling port of bloodline
FX 800 Dialyzer
ACTIVE COMPARATOR1 week, 1 session in mid-week HDF therapy. Pre dialysis blood samples taken from fistula needle or central venous catheter. Post dialysis blood samples taken from arterial sampling port of bloodline
Interventions
Dialysis performed in HD mode.
Dialysis performed in HDF mode.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients aged ≥18 years old and ≤80 years old, regardless of gender;
- Patients who are able to sign informed consent form (ICF) after an explanation of the proposed study;
- Patients who receive in-center HD treatment at a site that routinely implements high flux dialysis and HDF;
- Patients who have been stable receiving in-center HD/HDF for \>3 months prior to study enrollment;
- Patients with kidney failure receiving maintained HD treatment with a history of thrice weekly HD, and at least 1 HDF session within 1 month prior to the study shall be judged by the investigator;
- Patients who have an adequate arteriovenous (AV) fistula or graft, or dual-lumen tunneled catheter capable of providing a blood flow rate (QB) of at least 250 mL/min;
- Patients have no changes in dialysis prescription (dialyzer, time, dialysis fluid flow rate (QD), QB, sufficient dialysis anticoagulation, and stable prescribed doses) over last 6 treatments as judged by the investigator. The dialysis treatment time should be 3.5 to 4.5 hours per session with minimum QB of 250 mL/min and QD of 500 mL/min;
- Patients with a minimum total convective volume (including ultrafiltration (UF)) of 16 L post-dilution for the most recent HDF treatment;
- Patients who have Kt/Vurea \> 1.2 for the last 2 measurements, with the most recent Kt/Vurea measurement taken within 4 weeks before or during study screening.
You may not qualify if:
- Patients who have acute kidney injury with the chance for recovery;
- Pregnant and lactating women;
- Patients diagnosed with a New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV congestive heart failure, or acute coronary syndrome, and/or who have suffered a myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to the start of the study;
- Patients with known hemodynamic instability, anemia (hemoglobin \<90 g/L), and/or patients with hemoglobin \>130g/L for coagulation risk;
- Patients with active or ongoing infection as per investigator's judgement (e.g C-reactive protein \[CRP\] level more than 5 folds of normal);
- Patients who are severely malnourished or with significant disease that interferes with liver synthetic function ( e.g. with serum albumin \<30 g/L);
- Patients with positive serology tests for Hepatitis B surface antigen, Hepatitis C total antibody, and advanced liver, or pulmonary disease as judged by the investigator;
- Patients with positive serology tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Syphilis;
- Patients receiving immunosuppressive treatment or with autoimmune disease;
- Patients with a history of solid tumors requiring anti-cancer therapy in the past or next 6 months, or with a life expectancy of \<1 year, or patients with history of hematology neoplasm;
- Patients who are pre-scheduled for a living donor kidney transplant within the next 1 year, who plan a change to peritoneal dialysis (PD) within the next 1 year, or who require single-needle dialysis therapy;
- Patients who have had an allergic response to polyarylethersulfone (PAES) or polysulfone (PS) membrane or have history of poor tolerance to dialyzers with synthetic membranes;
- Patients with a history of severe mental disorders who are unable to provide consent or comply with study procedures as assessed by the investigator;
- Patients who are currently participating in or have previously participated in other interventional clinical studies during the past 30 days;
- Patients with any comorbidity possibly conflicting with the study as judged by the investigator.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Vantive Health LLClead
- Baxter Healthcare Corporationcollaborator
Study Sites (10)
Investigational Site
Beijing, 100013, China
Investigational Site
Beijing, 100034, China
Investigational Site
Dalian, 116001, China
Investigational Site
Dalian, 116011, China
Investigational Site
Hangzhou, 310014, China
Investigational Site
Nanjing, 210002, China
Investigational Site
Shanghai, 200011, China
Investigational Site
Shanghai, 200127, China
Investigational Site
Shenzhen, 518020, China
Investigational Site
Suzhou, 215006, China
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Global CORP Clinical Trials Disclosure
- Organization
- Vantive
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- OTHER
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 25, 2022
First Posted
April 4, 2022
Study Start
June 22, 2022
Primary Completion
July 6, 2023
Study Completion
July 6, 2023
Last Updated
July 14, 2025
Results First Posted
October 15, 2024
Record last verified: 2025-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, CSR
- Time Frame
- Upon approval of a legitimate research request.
- Access Criteria
- Research requests will be reviewed by qualified medical and scientific experts within the company. If the Sponsor agrees to the release of clinical data for research purposes, the requestor will be required to sign a data sharing agreement (DSA) in order to ensure protection of patient confidentiality and any intellectual property rights of the Sponsor prior to the release of any data.
Sharing of Clinical Trial Data: Sponsor is committed to sharing clinical trial data with external medical experts and scientific researchers in the interest of advancing public health. As such, the Sponsor will supply anonymized Individual Patient Datasets (IPD) and supporting documents (synopsis of clinical study reports, protocol and SAP's)