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

Miles D. Witham (Lead / Corresponding author), Margaret M. Band, Roberta C. Littleford, Alison Avenell, Roy L. Soiza, Marion E. T. McMurdo, Deepa Sumukadas, Simon A. Ogston, Edmund J. Lamb, Geeta Hampson, Paul McNamee, BiCARB study group