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Filter by:The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the safety of delivering continuous infusion (CI) vancomycin in pediatric CRRT by utilizing CI via by mixing the vancomycin into the CRRT solution(s). The secondary objectives are to describe the ability to achieve therapeutic vancomycin concentrations by utilizing this new delivery technique. Primary Objectives: To determine whether delivering continuous infusion vancomycin mixed into the CRRT solution can maintain therapeutic levels of drug in patients being treated for proven or suspected Gram-positive bacterial infections.
The main purpose of this study is to compare the Human Acellular Vessel (HAV) with ePTFE grafts when used for hemodialysis access.
Kidney transplantation remains one of the most common organ transplanted today but the surgical technique has changed very little from the original pelvic operation. The deceased donor renal transplant poses a particular challenge to the surgeon due to lack of detailed pre operative vascular assessment. The hemopatch is a promising new sealing synthetic hemostatIc agent with a novel dual mechanism of action that is more convenient to apply rather then using other hemostatic agents, which require warming and/or mixing.
This is a 12 month randomized clinical trial in which patients with renal failure undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) therapy will be placed on a volume reduction protocol that includes a novel low sodium dietary education program mediated by a lifestyle interventionist with significant collaboration from the existing clinic staff. Participating patients will be randomized to receive: 1) the volume control protocol alone (VC), or 2) the volume control protocol + physical activity and exercise counseling (VCE) from the lifestyle interventionist (LI). A research dietitian (RD), working in collaboration with the existing clinic RD, will develop a program to immerse clinics in a culture of sodium restriction. The research RD will train the LI and other clinic staff (nurses, technicians, etc) to help disseminate this program, modeled after the clinic-wide dissemination approach used in Izmir, Turkey (Dr. Ercan Ok). In addition, the LI will provide exercise and physical activity counseling to the participants randomized to the exercise group, utilizing a SCT-based approach. The Investigators hypothesize that mean arterial pressure will be reduced, and physical function increased, in all patients at 12 months, but the magnitude of these improvements will be greater in the VCE group.
Hepatitis B virus infection remains an important clinical issue among patients on renal replacement therapy. Seroconversion rate as defined by an anti-HBs Ab titer > 10 IU/L after intramuscular hepatitis B vaccination (HBVv) remains poor in this cohort. Factors associated with inadequate anti-HBs response include older age, diabetes mellitus, obesity and low hepatitis B vaccine dose. Various small-scale studies including multiple high dose intramuscular vaccination or multiple small dose intradermal vaccination were attempted with variable response. Recent study on dose sparing seasonal influenza vaccine delivered via a novel intradermal microneedle has demonstrated good immunogenic responses similar to full-dose intramuscular vaccination. Imiquimod, a synthetic TLR7 agonist useful for the treatment of DNA virus infection, has been shown to improve vaccine immunogenicity. The investigators therefore propose a prospective, randomized study to compare the safety and immunogenicity of intradermal hepatitis B vaccination with this novel device with intramuscular in patients on renal replacement therapy.
It is known that volatile anesthesia, such as sevoflurane, retain water and that this appears more pronounced in children. However, the mechanisms for this effect is unknown and it is not clear if the commonly used anesthetic propofol does the same. In this study the investigators want to compare the fluid and electrolyte conserving effects of sevoflurane and propofol in a pediatric setting and also investigate humoral changes induced by these anesthetics.
In this study, the investigators will conduct a randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the impact of offering mobile secure text messaging on clinical outcomes.
This study compares the result of straight versus coiled Tenckhoff catheters for peritoneal dialysis patients. Recent meta-analysis of the peritoneal dialysis catheter type was in favor of straight catheters. The effects of straight versus coiled peritoneal dialysis catheters, however, are unclear. The investigators design an adequately powered randomized controlled study to evaluate the two types of double-cuffed peritoneal dialysis catheters. The primary objective is to assess whether straight peritoneal dialysis catheters can reduce the risk of catheter dysfunction that requires intervention. The investigators estimate that they would need to enroll 132 incident peritoneal dialysis patients in each group for the study to have 80% power to detect a difference between 7% and 15% in the primary endpoint of catheter dysfunction requiring intervention.
Open label, multi-center, expanded access study for renal transplant patients with once daily Envarsus XR (Tacrolimus).
Anemia and inflammation are very common in patients with renal diseases. The most common procedure to detect anemia is to determine blood hemoglobin concentrations. The Haemospect® is a portable device for non-invasive hemoglobin determination that works with a sensor that is applicable in infants and adults alike. The objective of this trial is to collect spectra with the non-invasive Haemospect® device in children of different age groups with renal failure and different hemoglobin concentrations. In parallel, corresponding hemoglobin values shall be obtained invasively to form the basis for the development of an algorithm for the device. To determine inflammation, the frequencies of vasomotion and oxygenation of the tissue are measured non-invasively with the Haemospect®. Various blood parameters for iron and inflammation will also be determined, such as ferritin, hepcidin, transferrin, serum iron, white blood cell count and CRP.