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Filter by:The purpose of this research is to study the causes of Sickle Cell kidney disease, as well as to collect and store samples and information about people with Sickle Cell Disease.
Monocentric, randomised, controlled and open study. Subjects will be included prospectively and consecutively and randomly assigned into two groups. Intervention group A will benefit a medication adherence support program during 12 months while intervention group B during 6 months only. Adherence will be monitored using an Electronic Monitoring system (EM, named MEMS®; Aardex Ltd.) during 24 months. At each pharmacy visit, the pharmacist will conduct a semi-structured interview in 15 minutes based on Fisher's sociocognitive model with the patients. A summary of the interview and the adherence graph will be send to the patient' health professionals.
Despite many advances in our understanding of the natural history and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardio vascular disease (CVD) in the parent CRIC study over the past 15 years, important questions about key risk factors for these diseases remain unanswered in the AI population. To address this burden of CKD in AI communities Investigators formed a consortium of investigators with extensive experience in conducting research of chronic diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney disease in AIs of Southwestern US. The proposed CRIC ancillary cohort study of 500 AIs (AI-CRIC) will rapidly improve our understanding of both potential risk factors for CKD progression, as well as the scope of this disease among AIs. This study leverages the current CRIC study and incorporates the planned activities of the next phase of the study - "CRIC 2018" - by implementing contemporary CRIC protocols for kidney and cardiovascular measurement and outcomes.
The main objective of this trial is to investigate the influence of moderate and severe renal impairment on the pharmacokinetics of a single dose of BI 764198 in comparison to a group of matched controls with normal renal function.
The investigators aimed to evaluate the association between the duration and stage of acute kidney injury (AKI) and the development of chronic kidney disease during postoperative three years in patients undergoing cardiac or thoracic aortic surgery.
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.
Feasibility of dose adjustment to reach a 6 month 25-hydroxy vitamin D level of 35-50 ng/ml in end stage renal disease patients
The purpose of this research study is to show the blood pressure lowering effect of aprocitentan, a new drug, when added to the background antihypertensive therapy in patients with uncontrolled blood pressure and chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 or 4. Participation in the research study will last up to 21 weeks (about 5 months).
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, which increases the risk of death after cardiac surgery. High interleukin 6 (IL-6) blood levels is commonly observed in patients with CKD, and this is particularly high after cardiac surgery. High IL-6 levels are also associated with increased long-term mortality rate after cardiac surgery. To date, the use of ultrafiltration or endotoxin adsorption systems were not found to improve the clinical outcome, although able to reduce the inflammatory mediators concentrations. In the last years, a new extracorporeal hemadsorption filter (CytoSorb) has been developed for removal of inflammatory cytokines and it has been approved by the European Union. However, data lack about the impact on clinical outcome of the use of CytoSorb in patients with CKD undergoing cardiac surgery with cardio-pulmonary bypass (CPB). The investigators have therefore designed this pilot prospective randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy the intraoperative use of CytoSorb for cytokines removal to prevent the inflammatory response associated with the cardiac surgery and complications in patients with CKD.
This is an open-label, randomised, multicenter, Mircera-controlled, parallel-group, Phase III study to determine whether subcutaneous administered efepoetin alfa is as effective and well tolerated as subcutaneous Mircera for anaemia correction and maintenance in erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA)-naïve subjects who have CKD and are not on dialysis. ESA prior users who have stopped using ESA at least 12 weeks till screening will also be eligible for this study provided they fulfil all the subject entry criteria.