Clinical and cost-effectiveness of oral sodium bicarbonate therapy for older patients with chronic kidney disease and low-grade acidosis (BiCARB): a pragmatic randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Authors: The BiCARB study group

Source: BMC Medicine, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2020)

Subject Terms: Sodium bicarbonate, Renal insufficiency, chronic, Acidosis, Randomised controlled trial, Medicine

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01542-9; https://doaj.org/toc/1741-7015

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/3b9acf27f22d483dabea963e28a2e87a

Does oral sodium bicarbonate therapy improve function and quality of life in older patients with chronic kidney disease and low-grade acidosis (the BiCARB trial)? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Authors: Witham, Miles D, Band, Margaret M, Littleford, Roberta C, Avenell, Alison, Soiza, Roy L, McMurdo, Marion E T, Sumukadas, Deepa, Ogston, Simon A, Lamb, Edmund J, Hampson, Geeta, McNamee, Paul, BiCARB study group

Source: Trials; 2015, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p326-326, 1p