Active clinical trials for "Renal Insufficiency, Chronic"

Nutritional and metabolic alterations in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) such as inflammation, oxidative stress, dyslipidemia, and poor nutritional status which associate with poor clinical outcome can potentially be targeted and ameliorated by interventions using nutritional supplements. The investigators evaluated the effects of 8 weeks of oral supplementation with flaxseed oil and pomegranate dry extract on markers of inflammation, lipid profile and nutritional status of individuals undergoing hemodialysis (HD). The goal of this randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of 8 weeks of oral supplementation with flaxseed oil and pomegranate dry extract on markers of inflammation, lipid profile and nutritional status of individuals undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Participants will be randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, to supplementation group to receive twice a day 1 capsule of 1.000 mg of flaxseed oil plus 1 capsule of 600mg of pomegranate dry extract; or to placebo group, to receive twice a day 1 capsule of 1.000 mg of sunflower oil plus 1 capsule of 600mg of microcrystalline celulose.

The goal of this clinical pre-post study is to evaluate the effect of using a CKD dashboard, which visualizes individual patient data in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease stage 3b-4, and is used to structure the conversation during patient-clinician health visits. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: • what is the effect of the dashboard on patient activation levels (or outcomes related to patient activation)? • What is the effect of the dashboard on the conversation during health visits, including Shared Decision Making (SDM), Motivational interviewing (MI) and conversation topics? Participants will receive three surveys and have two routine care follow up consultations with their clinician audio recorded. Researchers will compare the same patients before and after implementation as well as compare them with patients in another hospital where no dashboard is (yet) implemented to see if patient activation levels (and related outcomes) increase, and whether there is an increase in SDM, MI and a difference in conversation topics.

The aims of the study were to determine whether pharmacists' interventions combining patient home-based self-measured BP monitoring improve blood pressure reduction and control compared with usual care in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients

The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of a CKD-specific chatbot-based instant messaging support health education (CIM-SHE) program and determine its user evaluation by CKD patients. A pre- and post-study design was employed and 60 patients were invited to join a three-month program for chronic kidney disease health education; 55 successfully completed the intervention. Data were collected from April to November, 2020, using a structured questionnaire. Paired t-tests and generalized equation estimation were used to examine the intervention effectiveness and users' evaluation.

The study investigates the pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, elimination) of molidustat after intake of a single 75 mg tablet in subjects with renal impairment requiring hemo- or peritoneal dialysis compared to age-and gender-matched healthy subjects. In addition, the effect of molidustat on the hormone erythropoietin will be evaluated as well as the safety and tolerability of molidustat.

The two doses of sodium bicarbonate being tested are 0.5 and 0.8 mEq/kg-lean body weight (LBW) per day. Sodium bicarbonate, also known as baking soda, may help prevent kidney failure in people with chronic kidney disease. However, the dose to prescribe in order to test this possibility in a clinical trial is uncertain. The BASE pilot clinical trial will help determine the best dose of sodium bicarbonate to prescribe in a future study that will test the long-term safety and efficacy of sodium bicarbonate as a treatment to preserve kidney function in individuals with chronic kidney disease.

The main purpose of this research program is to reduce the burden of end-stage organ disease on individuals, families, healthcare systems, and society by increasing the availability of donor organs for transplantation. Consistent with this aim, the project further examines strategies to increase access to and reduce disparities - racial, economic, gender - in live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). Specifically, we expand the research and intensity of an innovative House Calls intervention developed by the principal investigator by including other minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients and by adding a novel Patient-Centered Decision Support component. The main study hypothesis is that participants receiving the novel intervention (House Calls + Patient-Centered Decision Support) will have a higher proportion of LDKT's by the 2-year study endpoint.

This study will evaluate the safety of LY2928057 and how LY2928057 affects hemoglobin in hemodialysis participants. This study will involve multiple doses of LY2928057 given during a 6 week period either after a participant discontinues or reduces treatment to stimulate red blood cells. This study will last up to 26 weeks for each participant.

To determine the amount of phosphate recovered into 2 strengths of K2CG chewing gum in a modified formulation (with or without an extender) added to the gum core, in comparison to matching placebo gums.

Fructose is an ingredient that is added to many of our foods. It is a cheaper, sweeter additive that can be found in everything from soda pop to yogurt to granola bars. In the last few years a significant number of studies have been published linking consumption of fructose with obesity, hypertension and more recently, kidney and cardiovascular disease. Animal studies show a strong link between excessive ingestion of fructose and the development of kidney and cardiovascular disease mediated by the renin angiotensin system, a hormonal system whose activation is detrimental to both the kidney and the heart. There has been very little research done on the potentially pathophysiological relationship between a high fructose diet and kidney and cardiovascular disease in humans. The investigators hypothesize that ingestion of fructose will result in upregulation of the renin angiotensin system in humans. Cardiovascular disease in women is a significant risk factor. By having women participate who are on the birth control pill and as well as women who use non oral forms of birth control or no birth control, kidney function and cardiovascular health can be examined as it relates to in the influence oral hormones might play. How the kidney responds to the influence of sugar and fructose while a woman is on an oral birth control pill, may reveal mechanisms that could help us understand cardiovascular disease in women.