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Filter by:The goal of this study is to assess the physician and patient experience of radio frequency (RF) track cautery in patients undergoing needle biopsy of the liver, kidney, or spleen who have one or more risk factors for biopsy-related bleeding. RF track cautery involves inserting a bipolar electrode through the same introducer needle used for the biopsy, and heating the tissues along the path of the biopsy needle to prevent bleeding. This study primarily aims to assess the operator and patient experience during the use of track cautery. Secondary aims are to assess the technical success rate and procedure adverse events. Participants who enroll in the study will undergo track cautery as part of their clinically indicated liver, kidney, or spleen biopsy. After the procedure, they will fill out a brief survey asking about their experience during the procedure. Physician operators who perform track cautery as part of the study will also fill out a survey after each procedure asking about their experience using this technique.
This clinical trial aims to investigate and test the effect of an acid/base diet in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, CKD stage 4 and 5. The trial is guided by the hypothesis that an acid/base diet will reduce the degree of acidosis and simultaneously reduce the need for bicarbonate supplements.
The objective of this study is to establish that the MB-102 transdermal fluorescence-measured Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) using the MediBeacon® Measurement System with the Transdermal Glomerular Filtration Rate (TGFR) reusable sensor with disposable adhesive ring is comparable to the plasma-measured MB-102 GFR in normal and compromised renal function participants with different skin color types.
TARGET-KIDNEY is an observational research study to conduct a comprehensive review of outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESKD).
The purpose of this study is to determine whether traditional Chinese medicine, Gu Shen Juan Yu Formula, as complementary treatment is safe and effective in the treatment of Inherited Proteinuric Kidney Disease.
Long-term graft failure rates continue to be unacceptably high despite the development of immunosuppressive drugs, underscoring the unmet need for robust prognostic biomarkers of allograft injury and failure. While rates of acute rejection (AR) continue to decrease, it remains the strongest predictor of long-term allograft survival, and so having a better understanding of factors predicting AR may contribute to more individualized patient care. Selecting optimum immunosuppressive dosage is another factor in personalizing kidney care. This project will study two areas of individualized kidney care: 1) assessing rejection by surveillance testing utilizing AlloSure, 2) developing an algorithm to select optimum immunosuppressive medication dosage.
The investigators will investigate whether new kidney biomarkers can identify patients who are at risk of chronic kidney disease after an episode of moderate / severe acute kidney injury in ICU.
The goal of this study is to better understand the effects of a sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitor, dapagliflozin, added on to standard of care on heart and lung function and circulating metabolites (substances created when our bodies break down food, drugs, or its own tissues) in patients with chronic kidney disease.
The purpose of research that Mobile Education Application is to evaluate its effects on the progress of chronic renal failure . The sample of the study, which is conducted with a semi-experimental design, consisted of 100 patients (50 interventions and 50 controls) who applied to the nephrology outpatient clinic of a City Hospital affiliated to the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate. Patient Diagnosis Form, Diet Information of Hemodialysis Patients, Dietary Behavior of Hemodialysis Patients, Cognitive Behavioral Physical Activity scale and mobile education application were used as data collection tools. In the analyses of data; descriptive analyses, parametric and non-parametric tests, generalized linear mixed model and linear regression analysis are used. Firstly, face-to-face training was given to the experimental and control groups. Subsequently, a mobile education application was installed on the phones of the experimental group. The patients in the experimental group were followed for six months with the mobile education application. The content of the mobile education application; education, nutritional contents, measurement values and ask me a question sections. With the reminder system in the application, notifications were sent to the patients 2 days a week. The characteristics of the participants in both groups of the study were similar.
This is a prospective, open-label trial to assess the efficacy of melanocortin receptor agonist bremelanotide (BMT) when administered with RAAS inhibition therapy after six months in subjects with Type II diabetic nephropathy. After six months of therapy, all subjects will remain in trial for further assessment and undergo a diagnostic renal biopsy to assess the effect of melanocortin therapy on diabetic histopathology at 12 months.