The Protective Effect of Remote Ischemic Conditioning on Residual Renal Function in Hemodialysis Patients (RIC-HD)

RIC is a non-invasive therapy that performed by an electric auto-control device with cuff placed on arm. RIC procedure during which bilateral arm cuffs are inflated to a pressure of 200mmHg for five cycles of 5 min followed by 5 min of relaxation of the cuffs.

The sham-RIC procedure during which bilateral arm cuffs are inflated to a pressure of 60mmHg for five cycles of 5 min followed by 5 min of relaxation of the cuffs.