Active clinical trials for "Kidney Failure, Chronic"

The purpose of this study is to compare the absorption of dietary phosphorus following a single dose with lanthanum carbonate (1000mg) and a single dose of sevelamer carbonate (2400mg).

The purpose of this study is to prospectively identify blood markers that identify chronic hemodialysis patients at risk for early (<90 days) and late (>= 1 year) mortality

National Kidney Foundation guidelines recommend a dietary protein intake of 1.2 grams per kilogram per day (g/kg/d) in hemodialysis patients. However, it is unclear whether consumption of high amounts of protein in dialysis patients has beneficial or harmful nutritional and cardiovascular effects in this population. High protein intake might improve nutritional status, but it has been argued that the state of low muscle mass, small body size and low serum protein levels is not the result of decreased dietary intake, rather a result of hypercatabolism induced by metabolic acidosis, inflammation and oxidative stress. The specific aims of this study are to examine in a prospective cohort of hemodialysis patients the longitudinal associations of absolute total protein intake or dietary protein intake with muscle mass and arterial stiffness.

First clinical evaluation of "Smart Anemia Manager" algorithm.

The aim of this study is to appreciate the influence of renal failure progression on vasculopathy (coronary calcifications and left ventricular hypertrophy) and cardiovascular risk factors.

The purpose of this study is to collect information on the ease of use and thrombogenicity of the Polyflux HD-C4 Big and Fresenius Optiflux 180NR or 200NR dialyzers under conditions of routine clinical use for hemodialysis.

The investigators have shown that epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers in early protocol biopsies of the renal allograft predicts the progression of fibrosis during the first year post-transplantation. The investigators will develop a non-invasive approach for predicting fibrosis as a substitute for the invasive allograft biopsy procedure, by longitudinal assessment of the mRNA expression level of genes implicated in EMT/fibrogenesis and inflammation in urinary cells from kidney transplant recipients during the first year post-transplantation.

The purpose of this study is to estimate the incidence rate of pure red cell aplasia (PRCA; aplastic anemia) mediated by erythropoietin (EPO) antibodies in patients who are receiving subcutaneous (s.c.) epoetin alfa (polysorbate 80 formulation) for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic renal failure (CRF), and to compare this incidence rate to the incidence rate with s.c. exposure to other currently marketed recombinant erythropoietin products (epoetin alfa, epoetin beta, darbepoetin alfa), with adjustment of duration for which the drug is given to the patient. The study will also examine the impact of the pattern of using mixed s.c. exposure to multiple erythropoietin products occurring in this patients, and the impact of the time from which the treatment is started to the onset of PRCA.

The purpose of this study is to investigate clinical non-inferiority, pharmacodynamic effect and safety of Actparin® (heparin sodium - Laboratório Químico Farmacêutico Bergamo Ltd.) compared to Heparin Sodium (APP Pharmaceuticals) in patients with renal failure under hemodialysis treatment.

The purpose of this study is to establish the long-term safety and efficacy of Biogeneric Epoetin, the attainability of therapeutic target for anaemia management, and the impact of Epoetin treatment on long-term health outcome and its cost effectiveness.