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Filter by:The purpose of this trial is to investigate the safety and efficacy of LY2623091 in males and females with chronic kidney disease.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate equivalence of calcium acetate oral solution and sevelamer carbonate in maintaining serum phosphorus levels This is a phase IV, multicenter, randomized, open-label, cross-over study to assess the equivalence of a liquid formulation of a calcium-based phosphate binder, COS, to sevelamer carbonate tablets, in hemodialysis dependent Chronic Kidney Disease subjects (CKD). The aim of the study is to maintain serum phosphorus level and establish equivalence between COS and sevelamer carbonate tablets.
Active forms of vitamin D and its analogs are used to treat elevated parathyroid hormone levels and bone disease in chronic kidney disease (CKD). More recent animal and human studies suggest that treatment with vitamin D may be associated with reduction of inflammation and urinary protein loss as well as reduction the activity of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) in addition to its effects on the bone metabolism. The investigators of this study have used the new technique of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEU) to measure the flow of blood to the kidney in other human studies. In this study, the investigators will investigate if 3 month of treatment with an active form of vitamin D in individuals with kidney disease and high parathyroid hormone levels would reduce protein loss in the urine. The investigators will also look at the potential changes in blood flow to the kidney using CEU, kidney function (GFR), inflammation and activity of RAS in response to treatment with active form of vitamin D. Finally, they will examine the association between reduction of protein loss in the urine as shown in other studies with any of the other factors measured (e.g, change in blood flow or inflammation).
Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, 12-week, multicenter study. The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of once daily administration of atrasentan tablets compared to placebo in reducing residual albuminuria in Japanese Type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy who are treated with the maximum tolerated labeled dose for hypertension of a RAS (renin angiotensin system) inhibitor.
The study hypothesis is that urine concentrating ability can predict the rate of kidney function decline. Patients with kidney disease at the investigatorsclinic will be asked to give first morning urine sample and osmolarity will be measured. The investigators will follow up kidney function decline and check if there is association with urine osmolarity.
This prospective observational study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Mircera (methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta) in patients with chronic renal anemia on haemodialysis in maintenance ESA treatment. Data will be collected from patients receiving once monthly Mircera according to standard of care and local labelling during 12 months of treatment.
The purpose of this study is to observe the incident of uremia and dialysis requirement after renal sympathetic modification using THERMOCOOL® catheter in patients with chronic renal failure, and evaluate safety and efficacy of the intervention.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether low protein diet and very low protein diet supplemented keto-/amino acid is effective in preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD , stage 3b and 4).
In the United States, African Americans are 3.6 time and Hispanics 1.5 times more likely to suffer from chronic kidney disease and need dialysis treatment for life, when compared to the non-Hispanic Whites. Unfortunately many dialysis patients die, so that after 5 years only less than 35% are still alive. Dialysis patients who appear malnourished or who have muscle and fat wasting are even more likely to die. Interestingly, among dialysis patients, minorities (African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans) usually survive longer than the non-Hispanic Whites. If the investigators can discover the reasons for these so-called "racial survival disparities" of dialysis patients, the investigators may be able to improve survival for all dialysis patients and maybe even for many other people who suffer from other chronic diseases. During this 5 year study the investigators would like to test if a different nutrition and diet can explain better survival of minority dialysis patients. The investigators will also test if in additional to nutrition there are 2 other reasons for better survival of minority dialysis patients, namely differences in bone and minerals and differences in social and psychological and mental health. The investigators plan to study 450 hemodialysis patients every 6 months in several dialysis clinics in Los Angeles South Bay area. These subjects will include 30% African Americans, 30% Hispanics, 30% non-Hispanic Whites and 10% Asians. Every 6 months the investigators will examine their nutritional conditions, dietary intake, psycho-social conditions and quality of life, and will recruit 75 new subjects to replace those who left our study as a result of kidney transplantation, death or other reasons. Hence, the investigators estimate studying a total of 1,050 hemodialysis patients over 5 years. Clinical events such as hospital admissions and survival will be followed. Blood samples will be obtained every 6 months for measurements of hormones and "biomarkers", and the remainder of the blood will be stored in freezers for future measurements. The investigators plan to design and develop race and ethnicity specific nutritional risk scores and food questionnaires and will test some of these scores in larger national databases of hemodialysis patients. Almost a year after the study starts, the investigators also plan to do additional tests of body composition and dietary intake in a smaller group of these patients at the GCRC.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of thrice weekly intravenous (IV) administration of KAI-4169 in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in hemodialysis subjects with chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD).