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Filter by:This study is conducted in Asia. The aim of this observational study is to investigate the clinical safety profile and effectiveness while using SC NovoRapid™ (insulin aspart) in patients with coexisting diabetes and kidney disease under normal clinical practice conditions in India.
Papilledema is defined as swelling of the optic nerves often due to increased intracranial pressure. When present, it often indicates life-threatening lesions of the brain such as tumors, abscesses, meningitis, encephalitis, venous sinus obstruction or intracranial hemorrhage. A similar clinical picture can also be caused by other conditions such as malignant hypertension, diabetic papillopathy and uremia. When the intracranial pressure is elevated in the absence of any known cause then it is called Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH). Untreated papilledema can cause progressive optic nerve damage and blindness. Patients with chronic kidney disease have a number of co-morbidities and thus are at an increased risk for developing papilledema. Although clinicians have observed that patients with kidney diseases have increased incidence of papilledema (unpublished data by Corbett et al), there have been no studies on this subject to date. We believe that a higher incidence of papilledema is found in patients with kidney diseases and this study could provide evidence to suggest routine ophthalmic screening in this patient group. Hypothesis: The prevalence of optic disc swelling is increased in patients with chronic kidney disease. Purpose: To establish the prevalence of disc edema in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Anemia of inflammation is a common complication in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patients with CKD and anemia of inflammation also exhibit decreased response to erythropoietic agents, even in the presence of adequate iron stores. This decreased responsiveness is associated with increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines. Rilonacept is being developed for the treatment of inflammatory disorders. This is a clinical research study to determine the safety and effectiveness of rilonacept for the treatment of anemia in inflamed patients with CKD who are not yet on dialysis.
Objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of a multimodal therapy on the basis of current guidelines on fall prevention consisting of a 12-months intervention with Alfacalcidol and calcium, patient education and a mobility program in a group of patients 65 years of age or older with an impaired renal function in comparison to a group receiving usual care.
The Infectious Disease Society of America has recently recommended that patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) be screened for kidney disease on a regular basis. Screening involves non-invasive urine and blood test and a screening program has already been initiated here in the University of Mississippi HIV clinic. This study looks at the effect of this new screening program. Our Hypothesis is that screening for kidney disease is a cost effective and important addition to the care of patients with HIV.
Recently, growing body of evidence support the finding that anemia frequently occurs in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Chronic kidney disease (CKD), as well, is highly prevalent among heart failure patients, and both anemia and CKD are independently associated with increased mortality. A vicious circle is established with CHF causing both chronic renal insufficiency and anemia, and CKD further aggravating anemia which, in turn, worsens CHF and so on. Treatment of the anemia breaks this circle and improves the quality of life, cardiac and renal functions in patients with severe CHF. Intravenous iron alone was proved to allow the maintenance of target hematocrit in one-third of chronic renal failure predialysis patients. Based on these considerations, intravenous iron for anemia in patients with CHF and moderate CKD would represent a reasonable therapeutic approach. The aim of the trial is to assess the efficiency of intravenous iron therapy in the management of mild to moderate anemia associated with CHF NYHA III class and concomitant moderate CKD.
The purpose of this study in patients with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease is to determine whether rosiglitazone can reduce inflammatory markers and to investigate its effect on intima media thickness, calcification and pulse wave velocity.
The purpose of this study is to determine how the progressive loss of kidney function influences cardiovascular disease.