Check brain-wave changes in people starting dialysis for the first time
Part of Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial looks at brain activity (using a painless EEG, which measures brain waves) in people who are starting hemodialysis for the first time. It aims to understand what happens to brain activity when dialysis begins, and whether specific patterns are seen.
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Who can take part
- You are starting hemodialysis for the first time (not a repeat or long-term dialysis patient).
- You are not using sedatives or sleep medicines or other “psych” medicines that affect the brain.
- You do not have a current brain or thinking condition that could change your mental state (for example, severe confusion from liver disease).
- You have not had a stroke causing brain effects.
- You do not have severe unresponsiveness (stupor) or dementia.
- You have not had a kidney transplant.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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