Active clinical trials for "Renal Insufficiency, Chronic"

To observe the Efficiency of Electroacupuncture for Hypertension Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. To observe if different-time treatment having an impact on Hypertension Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Diurnal variations in the cardiovascular system apparent in healthy individuals, are different in chronic kidney disease patients. Therefore, diurnal variations in arterial stiffness may also differ in chronic kidney disease patients. This study aims to identify and evaluate diurnal variations in arterial stiffness in chronic kidney disease patients and compare them to those in age matched healthy controls.

This pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial will test the impact of feedback and a toolkit aimed at improving the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the primary care setting. This trial will use family physicians in Ontario participating in the Electronic.

To describe anaemia correction via haemoglobin measurements taken throughout observation period in ESA naive patients with chronic kidney disease initiated on darbepoetin alfa QM

The SCOPE study is an observational, multicenter, prospective cohort study aimed at evaluating a 2-year screening programme for CKD in a population of older patients, aged 75 years or more, in seven European Countries, in an attempt to investigate whether and to which extent currently available screening methods may identify older people at risk of worsening kidney function.

PHYSALYS is an observational multicenter study. It's an analytical study comparing 2 groups: patients exposed to physical activity and unexposed. The main objective of the study is to compare the evolution of glomerular filtration rate at inclusion and 12 months later between patients practicing physical activity and patients not practicing. If necessary, the renal disease-related complications, which are not influenced by physical activity: (type of kidney disease, age and tobacco), would be taken into account. TIRCEL patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at stages 3, 4 or 5 can be included in the study. Their serum creatinine data, 12 months prior to inclusion, is collected retrospectively. Patients are followed in the trial during 12 months. To evaluate physical activity, patients respond to Global Physical Activity Questionnaire 2 (GPAQ2) at inclusion and 12 months later. During this 12 months period, the same biological data are collected prospectively.

An arterio-venous fistula is a surgical procedure that supports access for people undergoing hemodialysis (HD) for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). This observational pilot study seeks to better understand the factors that contribute to the successful maturation of an arterio-venous fistula. A primary aim of this study is to see if endothelial function (the biochemical events initiated by cells lining the arteries) is associated with successful maturation. Other aims include determining if pro-inflammatory markers in the blood or evidence of gene expression are associated with successful maturation.

In clinical practice the 24-hour creatinine clearance is often used to obtain an impression of renal function. However, the glomerular filtration rate is considered to be the best indicator of renal function. For practical and financial purposes, GFR is often estimated by means of serum creatinine based equations. These equations are also used in internation guidelines to define and classify chronic kidney disease. Therefore, accurate creatinine measurements are important to make reliable estimates of renal function. However, previous research has revealed a large variability in creatinine measurements using different measuring methods. In this study the investigators aim to establish the degree of variability in different methods to measure creatinine in a heterogenous group of Caucasian people with and without renal function loss and the influence of this variability on renal function estimating equations and the 24-hour creatinine clearance.

Many patients with chronic renal disease show a loss of the nocturnal decline of blood pressure (non-dipper). However, the mechanism is not yet fully understood. We evaluate 24-hour blood pressure in patients with chronic renal disease using an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring device (A & D TM2425). We also analyze the power spectrum of heart rate variability as an index of autonomic cardiovascular modulation using the same device.

Contrast-induced acute renal failure can be prevented with hemofiltration which is performed during cardiac catheterization