Feasibility and Safety in the Management of Fluid Overload in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Through Sweat Stimulation With the Use of Portable Sauna Bath, Pilot Study
Feasibility and Safety in the Management of Fluid Overload in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Through Sweat Stimulation With the Use of Portable Sauna Bath, Pilot Study
The objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of the use of
 diaphoresis achieved through the use of portable sauna baths in peritoneal dialysis patients
 with fluid overload
Fluid overload is a common problem in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and it is associated
 with left ventricular hypertrophy and other adverse cardiac consequences. Fluid management is
 therefore an important aspect in the management of dialysis patient. Despite improvements in
 dialysis methods and other techniques in these patients, fluid overload persists due to the
 great limitations of the affected population: physiopathological, economic, educational,
 social and psychological. The above creates the need for other therapies that lead to the
 reduction of overload and thus avoid the comorbidity that this entails. The objective of this
 study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of the use of diaphoresis achieved through
 the use of portable sauna baths in peritoneal dialysis patients with fluid overload. The
 patients are subjected to a period of data collection for 3 days and then use the portable
 sauna bath 30 minutes a day supervised by the research team during the 6 following days,
 without interrupting their peritoneal dialysis therapy. We plan to recruit at least 9
 patients with PD with fluid overload. Changes in the degree of overhydration are determined
 by bioimpedance spectroscopy and patient weight at the beginning and end after treatment.
 Changes in body weight, blood pressure, potassium, urea and creatinine levels, the degree of
 edema, as well as knowledge about the salt and liquid line were also evaluated. Adverse
 events will be reported.
Inclusion Criteria:

 Being on chronic peritoneal dialysis every day since at least 3 months Diagnostic of Fluid
 overload Stable clinical condition Written informed consent

 Exclusion Criteria:

 Any cardiovascular event in the last 12 months (acute myocardial infarction, NYHA Heart
 Failure III-IV, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Cerebral Vascular Event, Unstable-Stable Angina)
 Peritonitis Pregnancy