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Filter by:This study will test the hypothesis that lifestyle intervention consisting of a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) diet and group education will favorably impact outcomes germane to individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3b and 4, including blood pressure control, amount of proteinuria (protein in the urine), and preservation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). In addition, this study will assess weight and body composition, diabetic control in subjects with diabetes as well as CKD, and quality of life. Safety of a WFPB diet in subjects with CKD will be tested with respect to the development of elevated serum potassium and phosphorus, hypoalbuminemia (low blood protein), hypotension (low blood pressure), and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). An exploratory aim is to test the effects of a WFPB diet on the microbiome of subjects by collecting and analyzing stool samples.
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that isosorbide mononitrate prevents deterioration of renal function in patients receiving anti-angiogenic therapies that target vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
Treatment protocol to see if people with hepatitis C (HCV) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are treated with Harvoni for 12 weeks have improvements in their kidney disease.
Untreated hypertension and renal injury are risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality in sickle cell disease, yet early markers of progressive disease have not been identified and therapies to prevent the development of adverse cardiovascular outcomes have not been defined. Circadian blood pressure, as defined by 24 hour blood pressure monitoring, is more accurate than clinic blood pressure in defining secondary hypertension and abnormal nocturnal blood pressured dipping and nocturnal hypertension have been linked to progressive renal disease in other diseases. Methodology/Aims: A randomized feasibility trial of losartan will be conducted among adolescent HbSS and SB0 thalassemia patients (11-19 years) with abnormal nocturnal blood pressure dipping. During this six month feasibility trial, two dosing strategies of losartan (titrated to keep clinic BP <95th percentile vs. <75th percentile) will be analyzed for safety and effect on restoring normal circadian blood pressure. A prospective cohort study among HbSS and SB0 thalassemia patients (6-19 years) will also be conducted to evaluate the incidence of hypertension and role of monitoring potential biomarkers of kidney injury and hypertension. Cohort participants will undergo annual evaluations of hypertension(24 hour blood pressure monitoring for participants ≥ 11yrs, clinic BP in all participants) and markers of kidney injury/hypertension. Expected Results: At the completion of the feasibility trial, vital background information will be obtained to design a definitive multicenter trial of hypertension in sickle cell disease. At the completion of the cohort study, the incidence of pediatric hypertension will be identified and the role for monitoring blood and urine biomarkers will be better understood. As therapy for patients with renal failure is dismal, it is imperative that SCD patients at risk are identified early and that therapeutic trials are conducted that prevent progression.
The goal of this study is to evaluate the benefit of ACTH (Acthar) in reducing proteinuria associated with transplant glomerulopathy in non-diabetic kidney transplant recipients.
The purpose of this study is to determine with the administration of amiloride, observe an enhanced natriuresis, reduction in blood pressure and weight compared to the administration of hydrochlorothiazide in Type 2 Diabetics.
The investigators propose to study novel targets of rituximab in podocytes, with a particular focus on recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). The proposed study has strong clinical implications, since it may extend the approved indications for rituximab treatment to recurrent FSGS as well as to other proteinuric diseases. Furthermore, it will offer new insights into the role of sphyngomyelin related enzymes in podocyte function in health and disease, thus allowing the identification of novel targets for antiproteinuric drug development. Finally, the proposed study offers the opportunity to identify a correlation between the patient's specific clinical outcome and the experimental results obtained after exposing podocytes to patient sera in the presence or absence of rituximab. Therefore, it may lead to the development of an assay for the pre-transplant identification of patients at high-risk for recurrent disease and, among them, may allow the identification of those patients that will respond to rituximab.
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of a blood pressure medication, Lisinopril, or similar drugs in that class, on the flow of blood to the kidneys. In this study, we will compare blood flow to the kidneys in healthy people that do not have diabetes or kidney disease with people that have diabetes and evidence of kidney disease.
Study Hypothesis: Reduction in albuminuria has been shown to decrease progression of diabetic nephropathy. In diabetic nephropathy patients treated with maximal antihypertensive doses with dual RAAS blockade (total daily dose valsartan 320 mg and either enalapril 40 mg or benazepril 40 mg daily, or losartan 100mg), persistent albuminuria reflects further additional RAAS activation. Microvascular renal disease due to increased RAAS activation may be more effectively treated with triple blockade by the addition of a direct renin inhibitor (DRI) Aliskiren.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of several dose levels of CCL2-LPM in patients with IgA Nephropathy who have high levels of protein in the urine.