Active clinical trials for "Renal Insufficiency, Chronic"

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common global public health problem and the average incidence of end-stage renal disease in developing countries is 150 per million population, which is lower than that in the developed world

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasing public health problem and the number of patient with chronic kidney disease is increasing worldwide. Bone abnormalities are found almost universally in patients with CKD requiring dialysis and in the majority of patients with CKD stages 3-5. Chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD) is a complex disorder of bone and mineral metabolism, which is associated with disorder in circulating levels of hormones and development of secondary hyperparathyroid disease. The abnormalities of mineral homeostasis impair bone remodeling and mineralization and results in cortical and trabecular defects and an increased fracture risk. There is also an association with increased morbidity and mortality. CKD-MBD is also associated with development of calcification of the blood vessels. During the last decade it has been increasingly acknowledged that mineral and bone disorder contribute to the excessively high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. The diagnosis of mineral bone disorder and the underlying bone histology in CKD patients is challenging. The treatment of renal osteodystrophy (ROD) and especially the treatment of fractures in this patient group, depends on the underlying bone histopathology and bone turnover. The gold standard for diagnosing the subtypes of ROD is bone biopsy, but it is invasive and requires considerable expertise regarding quantitative histomorphometry and interpretation. Plasma parathormone (PTH) measurement is commonly used to evaluate these patients, and generally extremely high or low PTH levels predict the underlying bone disorder. Still PTHs ability to correctly estimate turnover in bone is limited. Several biomarkers such as tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRAP5b) and procollagen type 1 N-terminal propetide (PINP) has been investigated, but no biomarker in clinical use has yet been proven suitable or superior to PTH to estimate overall bone histology. 18F-NaF positron emission tomography (18F-NaF PET) is a noninvasive quantitative imaging technique that allows assessment of regional bone turnover at clinically relevant sites. 18F-NaF is a bone-seeking tracer, which reflects remodeling of bone and osteoblast activity25. 18F-NaF serves as an efficient tracer to measure metabolic changes in bone. A correlation between histomorphometric markers such as bone formation rate (BFR) and tracer activity in the 18F- NaF PET scan in CKD patients has previously been shown in one small study. This study's goal is to evaluate, if 18-NaF-Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (18F-PET-TT) can be used in the assessment of CKD patients. The hypothesis is that 18F-PET-TT correlates with the histomorphometry of bone biopsy and with the calcification score in CKD patients and that 18F-PET-TT maybe can be used as a diagnostic imaging technique in the future.

Introduction: Currently, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most serious public health problems, becoming a global epidemic. It is also known that the amount of displacement of overnight rostral fluid, from the lower limbs, is related to increased neck circumference and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with end-stage renal disease. Method / Design: A clinical trial study aiming to assess the degree of collapsibility of the upper airway in patients with CKD undergoing hemodialysis has been proposed. The test of the negative expiratory pressure and nocturnal polysomnography will be performed before and after the hemodialysis session. Discussion: The incidence of CKD has increased, due to the increased number of cases of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Our hypothesis is that the weight gain due to volume overload, observed in the interdialytic period, will exert a negative influence on the degree of collapsibility of the upper airways predispose to OSA in CKD patients.

A prospective international, multi-centre, prevalence study on the epidemiology of the use of renal replacement therapy for ICU patients who have acute kidney injury and chronic end stage kidney disease.

Chronic kidney disease is associated with the accumulation of various metabolites, i.e., uremic retention solutes. Evidence is mounting that the colonic microbiome contributes substantially to these uremic retention solutes. Indoxyl sulfate and p-cresyl sulfate are among the most extensively studied gut microbial metabolites, and are associated with cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease progression and overall mortality. Indirect findings suggest that chronic kidney disease influences the colonic microbial metabolism with higher p-cresyl sulfate urinary excretion rates at more advanced renal disease. Therefore, this study aims to elucidate the influence of renal dysfunction on microbial metabolism and to test the hypothesis that chronic kidney disease patients carry a different fecal metabolite profile.

This prospective, multicenter, observational study will evaluate the impact of comorbidity factors on the hemoglobin level in participants with chronic kidney disease who are not on dialysis and initiated on treatment with methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (Mircera). Data will be collected for 9 months after initiation of methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta treatment.

The purpose of this study is to determine occurrence of pure red cell aplasia in a group of participants with chronic renal insufficiency and with resistance criteria to epoetin alfa treatment.The investigational product is producted by Bio-Manguinhos / Fiocruz (BIO-EPO) and it is provided by the Unified Health System.

The purpose of this study is to assess if accumulation of anti-Xa activity occurs after repeated daily administration of prophylactic doses of tinzaparin in patients with severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) requiring thromboprophylaxis for non-surgical conditions. It is anticipated that tinzaparin used at a fixed dose for thromboprophylaxis in severe CKD patients (eGFR ≤ 30 ml/min /1.73 m2) at risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) will not bioaccumulate at a significant level, meaning an increase of ≥ 20% of the anti-Xa mean level between day 2 or 3 and day 5.

The study aims to recruit 156 (54 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI);102 non-AKI) patients undergoing Cardio pulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery, including those with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and multiple co-morbidities. Urine and blood samples collected pre-operatively and then 0, 3, 6 and 18 hours post-CPB will be stored at -80oC until batch analysed for NGAL using the Abbott and BioPorto assays. AKI - defined as a ≥50% rise in serum creatinine (SCr) over baseline, or the requirement for renal replacement therapy (RRT). SCr will be measured pre-operatively (baseline), then 12 hourly for the first 48 hrs post-CPB and thereafter 24 hourly for 5 days. Clinical data collected will include patient demographics, co-morbidities, drug history, pre-operative renal function, surgery details (type, length, CPB time etc.), length of Intensive treatment unit and hospital stay and post-operative complications. Data will then be analysed comparing the two NGAL tests to find out which is superior, whether it is better to use blood or urine and to define optimal NGAL cut-offs and sample timing for predicting AKI. Both the Abbott and BioPorto assays will subject to a laboratory method evaluation prior to the analysis of any patient specimens in order to verify that their performance is acceptable and meets the manufacturer's claims. This will involve measuring the standard parameters used to assess laboratory assay performance e.g. imprecision (reproducibility), linearity, recovery and method comparison etc.

The objective of this study is to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of bixalomer under post-marketed setting.