TY - JOUR
T1 - A Higher Concentration of Dialysate Magnesium to Reduce the Frequency of Muscle Cramps
T2 - A Narrative Review
AU - for the Dialysate Magnesium (Dial-Mag) Investigators
AU - Varghese, Akshay
AU - Lacson, Eduardo
AU - Sontrop, Jessica M.
AU - Acedillo, Rey R.
AU - Al-Jaishi, Ahmed A.
AU - Anderson, Sierra
AU - Bagga, Amit
AU - Bain, Katie L.
AU - Bennett, Laura L.
AU - Bohm, Clara
AU - Brown, Pierre A.
AU - Chan, Christopher T.
AU - Cote, Brenden
AU - Dev, Varun
AU - Field, Bonnie
AU - Harris, Claire
AU - Kalatharan, Shasikara
AU - Kiaii, Mercedeh
AU - Molnar, Amber O.
AU - Oliver, Matthew J.
AU - Parmar, Malvinder S.
AU - Schorr, Melissa
AU - Shah, Nikhil
AU - Silver, Samuel A.
AU - Smith, D. Michael
AU - Sood, Manish M.
AU - St. Louis, Irina
AU - Tennankore, Karthik K.
AU - Thompson, Stephanie
AU - Tonelli, Marcello
AU - Vorster, Hans
AU - Waldvogel, Blair
AU - Zacharias, James
AU - Garg, Amit X.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by a SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant, The SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant, An Integrated Platform for Innovative Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Registry Trials in Hemodialysis by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Purpose of review: Strategies to mitigate muscle cramps are a top research priority for patients receiving hemodialysis. As hypomagnesemia is a possible risk factor for cramping, we reviewed the literature to better understand the physiology of cramping as well as the epidemiology of hypomagnesemia and muscle cramps. We also sought to review the evidence from interventional studies on the effect of oral and dialysate magnesium-based therapies on muscle cramps. Sources of information: Peer-reviewed articles. Methods: We searched for relevant articles in major bibliographic databases including MEDLINE and EMBASE. The methodological quality of interventional studies was assessed using a modified version of the Downs and Blacks criteria checklist. Key findings: The etiology of muscle cramps in patients receiving hemodialysis is poorly understood and there are no clear evidence-based prevention or treatment strategies. Several factors may play a role including a low concentration of serum magnesium. The prevalence of hypomagnesemia (concentration of <0.7 mmol/L) in patients receiving hemodialysis ranges from 10% to 20%. Causes of hypomagnesemia include a low dietary intake of magnesium, use of medications that inhibit magnesium absorption (eg, proton pump inhibitors), increased magnesium excretion (eg, high-dose loop diuretics), and a low concentration of dialysate magnesium. Dialysate magnesium concentrations of ≤0.5 mmol/L may be associated with a decrease in serum magnesium concentration over time. Preliminary evidence from observational and interventional studies suggests a higher dialysate magnesium concentration will raise serum magnesium concentrations and may reduce the frequency and severity of muscle cramps. However, the quality of evidence supporting this benefit is limited, and larger, multicenter clinical trials are needed to further determine if magnesium-based therapy can reduce muscle cramps in patients receiving hemodialysis. In studies conducted to date, increasing the concentration of dialysate magnesium appears to be well-tolerated and is associated with a low risk of symptomatic hypermagnesemia. Limitations: Few interventional studies have examined the effect of magnesium-based therapy on muscle cramps in patients receiving hemodialysis and most were nonrandomized, pre-post study designs.
AB - Purpose of review: Strategies to mitigate muscle cramps are a top research priority for patients receiving hemodialysis. As hypomagnesemia is a possible risk factor for cramping, we reviewed the literature to better understand the physiology of cramping as well as the epidemiology of hypomagnesemia and muscle cramps. We also sought to review the evidence from interventional studies on the effect of oral and dialysate magnesium-based therapies on muscle cramps. Sources of information: Peer-reviewed articles. Methods: We searched for relevant articles in major bibliographic databases including MEDLINE and EMBASE. The methodological quality of interventional studies was assessed using a modified version of the Downs and Blacks criteria checklist. Key findings: The etiology of muscle cramps in patients receiving hemodialysis is poorly understood and there are no clear evidence-based prevention or treatment strategies. Several factors may play a role including a low concentration of serum magnesium. The prevalence of hypomagnesemia (concentration of <0.7 mmol/L) in patients receiving hemodialysis ranges from 10% to 20%. Causes of hypomagnesemia include a low dietary intake of magnesium, use of medications that inhibit magnesium absorption (eg, proton pump inhibitors), increased magnesium excretion (eg, high-dose loop diuretics), and a low concentration of dialysate magnesium. Dialysate magnesium concentrations of ≤0.5 mmol/L may be associated with a decrease in serum magnesium concentration over time. Preliminary evidence from observational and interventional studies suggests a higher dialysate magnesium concentration will raise serum magnesium concentrations and may reduce the frequency and severity of muscle cramps. However, the quality of evidence supporting this benefit is limited, and larger, multicenter clinical trials are needed to further determine if magnesium-based therapy can reduce muscle cramps in patients receiving hemodialysis. In studies conducted to date, increasing the concentration of dialysate magnesium appears to be well-tolerated and is associated with a low risk of symptomatic hypermagnesemia. Limitations: Few interventional studies have examined the effect of magnesium-based therapy on muscle cramps in patients receiving hemodialysis and most were nonrandomized, pre-post study designs.
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U2 - 10.1177/2054358120964078
DO - 10.1177/2054358120964078
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85094118737
SN - 2054-3581
VL - 7
JO - Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
JF - Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
ER -