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Filter by:The SDM-DC intervention is designed for patients with kidney failure who must make a decision regarding type of dialysis: haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. SDM-DC consists of patient and his or her relative(s) being given a patient decision aid called 'Dialysis choice' and booked for meetings with a dialysis coordinator.
To define the correlation of the levels of a-Klotho with the severity of vascular calcification in the coronary arteries and aortic valve.
This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will evaluate if PRO-based follow-up is at least as effective as usual outpatient follow-up in managing decline in renal function and maintaining patients' quality of life. Furthermore, we intend to characterize the target patient group that is suitable for PRO-based follow up in a group of patients suffering from renal insufficiency.
Mental disorders have been shown to be associated with a number of general medical conditions (also referred to as somatic or physical conditions). The investigators aim to undertake a comprehensive study of comorbidity among those with treated mental disorders, by using high-quality Danish registers to provide age- and sex-specific pairwise estimates between the ten groups of mental disorders and nine groups of general medical conditions. The investigators will examine the association between all 90 possible pairs of prior mental disorders and later GMC categories using the Danish national registers. Depending on whether individuals are diagnosed with a specific mental disorder, the investigators will estimate the risk of receiving a later diagnosis within a specific GMC category, between the start of follow-up (January 1, 2000) or at the earliest age at which a person might develop the mental disorder, whichever comes later. Follow-up will be terminated at onset of the GMC, death, emigration from Denmark, or December 31, 2016, whichever came first. Additionally for dyslipidemia, follow-up will be ended if a diagnosis of ischemic heart disease was received. A "wash-out" period will be employed in the five years before follow-up started (1995-1999), to identify and exclude prevalent cases from the analysis. Individuals with the GMC of interest before the observation period will be considered prevalent cases and excluded from the analyses (i.e. prevalent cases were "washed-out"). When estimating the risk of a specific GMC, the investigators will consider all individuals to be exposed or unexposed to the each mental disorder depending on whether a diagnosis is received before the end of follow-up. Persons will be considered unexposed to a mental disorder until the date of the first diagnosis, and exposed thereafter.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical validity of a set of PROMIS pediatric person-reported outcome measures in patients with chronic kidney disease. The evaluation includes longitudinal assessments of how measures change in association with clinical changes.
The purpose of this study is to measure the volume of the kidney and tumors using 3D-US acquisition and to correlate these measurements to contrast-enhanced CT or MRI.
As part of a 42-month pragmatic, cluster randomized trial in 1,650 primary care patients with high-risk Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), the investigators will test the effectiveness of a multifaceted Electronic Health Record (EHR)-based Population Health Management (PHM) intervention that targets improvements in the delivery of evidence-based CKD care.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in developed countries affecting approximately 30 % of the general adult population. It represents an important pathogenic factor in the development of type 2-diabetes and is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease. Previous studies of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have demonstrated an increased risk for NAFLD and the presence of both CKD and NAFLD is likely to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease. The present protocol describes a study of the prevalence and etiology of NAFLD among patients with type 2-diabetes with CKD. The study is a cross-sectional study. Fat accumulation in the liver will be determined by Magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy and the prevalence of NAFLD among patients with type 2-diabetes with normal kidney function or CKD stage 3-5 will be investigated. A continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for four days, Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scanning, fibro scanning of the liver, bile acid analysis, metabolomic and lipidomic analysis will also be performed.
The objective of the pilot study is to validate the clinical use of an innovative symbiotic in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3b-4 and in healthy subjects. The study aims at evaluating the effects of a symbiotic, consisting of a mixture of probiotics (Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria), prebiotics (fructooligosaccharides and inulin) and natural antioxidants (a mix of quercetin, resveratrol and proanthocyanidins), by achieving two objectives: 1. Reduction of the serum levels of microbiota-derived uremic toxins, involved in a variety of cardiovascular complications in CKD 2. Reduction of intestinal permeability, inflammatory markers and oxidative stress
Objective: To evaluate the effects of recombinant Erythropoietin (rEPO) in plasma levels of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23) in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients in hemodialysis. Method: Prospective cohort of ESRD patients in HD, where patients with or without rEPO therapy were compared. Measurements of plasma FGF23 were performed at baseline and during the complete study. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data will be obtained. Follow-up period: 12 weeks.