PMID- 31501293 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200806 LR - 20200806 IS - 1718-4304 (Electronic) IS - 0896-8608 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 5 DP - 2019 Sep-Oct TI - Peritoneal Ultrafiltration for Heart Failure: Lessons from a Randomized Controlled Trial. PG - 486-489 LID - 10.3747/pdi.2018.00272 [doi] AB - Peritoneal ultrafiltration (PuF) has been employed for severe heart failure (HF), but evidence for its benefit is lacking. The Peritoneal Dialysis for Heart Failure (PDHF) study was a multicenter prospective randomized controlled trial which aimed to investigate this issue. The trial stopped early due to inadequate recruitment. We describe methods, trial activity, and lessons learned.The trial aimed to recruit 130 participants with severe diuretic-resistant HF (New York Heart Association [NYHA] 3/4) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3/4 on optimal medical treatment for >/= 4 weeks from 6 UK centers. Participants were randomized to either continuation of conventional HF treatment or to additionally receiving PuF (1 overnight exchange using Icodextrin dialysate). Primary outcome was change in 6-minute walk test (6MWT) between baseline and 28 weeks (end of trial). Secondary outcomes were changes in patient reported quality of life as assessed by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, short form 36 (SF 36) health survey results, hospitalization, and mortality.Over a 2-year period, 290 patients were screened from which only 20 met inclusion criteria and 10 were recruited. Reasons for ineligibility were fluctuating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), suboptimal HF treatment, frailty, and patients being too unwell for randomization. Barriers to recruitment included patient frailty, with some participants considered only when they were at end of life, unwillingness to engage in an invasive therapy, and suboptimal coordination between cardiology and renal services. This is a challenging patient group in which to perform research, and lessons learned from the peritoneal dialysis (PD)-HF trial will be helpful in the planning of future studies in this area. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis. FAU - Dukka, Hari AU - Dukka H AD - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, Derby, UK hari.dukka@nhs.net. FAU - Kalra, Philip A AU - Kalra PA AD - University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. FAU - Wilkie, Martin AU - Wilkie M AD - Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield, UK. FAU - Bhandari, Sunil AU - Bhandari S AD - Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Hull, UK. FAU - Davies, Simon J AU - Davies SJ AD - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, UK. FAU - Barratt, Jonathan AU - Barratt J AD - University of Leicester and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK. FAU - Squire, Iain AU - Squire I AD - University of Leicester and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK. FAU - Odudu, Aghogho AU - Odudu A AD - University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. FAU - Selby, Nicholas M AU - Selby NM AD - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, Derby, UK. AD - Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. FAU - McIntyre, Christopher AU - McIntyre C AD - The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. FAU - Robertson, Fiona AU - Robertson F AD - Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. FAU - Taal, Maarten W AU - Taal MW AD - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, Derby, UK. AD - Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PL - United States TA - Perit Dial Int JT - Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis JID - 8904033 SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Heart Failure/complications/*therapy MH - *Hemodiafiltration MH - Humans MH - Middle Aged MH - Peritoneal Dialysis/*methods MH - Prospective Studies MH - *Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic MH - Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/complications/therapy OTO - NOTNLM OT - Peritoneal dialysis for heart failure OT - recruitment difficulties OT - symptom control and quality of life EDAT- 2019/09/11 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/07 06:00 CRDT- 2019/09/11 06:00 PHST- 2019/09/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/09/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/07 06:00 [medline] AID - 39/5/486 [pii] AID - 10.3747/pdi.2018.00272 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Perit Dial Int. 2019 Sep-Oct;39(5):486-489. doi: 10.3747/pdi.2018.00272.