Safety and efficacy of the Tablo hemodialysis system for in-center and home hemodialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Home hemodialysis remains underutilized despite observational data indicating more favorable outcomes with home compared with in-center hemodialysis. The Tablo Hemodialysis system is designed to be easy to learn and use and to facilitate adoption of home hemodialysis. The objective of the current investigational device exemption (IDE) study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Tablo managed in-center by health care professionals and in-home by patients and/or caregivers.

Methods

A prospective, multicenter, open-label, crossover trial comparing in-center and in-home hemodialysis using Tablo. There were 4 treatment periods during which hemodialysis was prescribed 4 times per week: 1-week Run-In, 8-week In-Center, 4-week Transition, and 8-week In-Home. The pr

SUBMITTER: Plumb TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7027451 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature