Active clinical trials for "Kidney Diseases"

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of an intradialytic exercise program on functional capacity, aerobic capacity, strength, quality of life, depression, hospitalizations and intradialytic episodes of hypotension. The investigators would also like to look at the impact of exercise training over twelve weeks on hemoglobin levels as well as the clearance of potassium, phosphate and urea. Our hypothesis is that the above mentioned outcomes will positively improve over the twelve week intervention.

This study is designed to describe the long-term safety and efficacy of etelcalcetide (AMG 416) for the treatment of SHPT in adults with CKD on hemodialysis.

This is an open-label, parallel-group study to compare the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of IDN-6556 following a single 50 mg oral dose of IDN-6556 in subjects with severe renal impairment and matched healthy volunteers with normal renal function.

This is a four-week, Phase IIa, randomized, active-controlled, parallel-group, multi-center study to evaluate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of switching subjects from stable rhEPO to GSK1278863 in approximately 68 hemodialysis-dependent subjects with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease. The study consists of a screening phase of 2 weeks, a 4-week treatment phase and a 2-week follow-up phase. The range of Hgb values for study eligibility is 9.5-12.0 g/dL and the subjects must have received the same rhEPO product with total weekly doses that varied by no more than 50% during the 4 weeks prior to the Screening visit (Week -1. This study aims to estimate the relationship between dose of GSK1278863 and Hgb response in hemodialysis-dependent (HDD) subjects with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease after switching from a stable maintenance dose of recombinant human erythropoetin (rhEPO).

The DERENEDIAB study is a proof-of-concept, multi-center, prospective, open, randomized, controlled study of the effectiveness of renal denervation in addition to standardized medical treatment compared to medical treatment alone in diabetic subjects with diabetic nephropathy and resistant proteinuria. Bilateral renal denervation will be performed using the Symplicity Catheter - a percutaneous system that delivers radiofrequency (RF) energy through the luminal surface of the renal artery.

This trial is conducted in Europe. The aim of this trial is to to compare steady-state total growth hormone (GH) exposure in haemodialysis (HD) patients with that of matched healthy subjects.

This study will evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of low dose oral methylprednisolone compared to matching placebo, on a background of routine RAS inhibitor therapy, in preventing kidney events in patients with IgA nephropathy and features suggesting a high risk of progression.

Objective: In hyperphosphatemic pediatric participants with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to Evaluate the safety and tolerability of sevelamer carbonate Evaluate the efficacy of sevelamer carbonate on the control of serum phosphorus

The purpose of this study is to see if taking a medication can lower the amount of oxidants from food that go into our body. Previous research shows that if the investigators lower the oxidants from food in people with diabetes, this simple change lowers different risks for heart disease and the worsening of kidney disease. The investigators focus on a specific type of oxidant, advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs). A previous, smaller study, conducted by our group showed that a drug, already approved by the FDA, will lower AGEs in the investigators compared Renvela® to Tums®. Both of these drugs have few side effects and have been used for a long time in patients with diabetes and kidney disease. While our previous study was interesting, it was just too small to be able to be sure that it will help all people with diabetes, or if the good effects the investigators found were simply due to chance. The investigators are doing this new study to confirm or deny the possibility that Renvela® can really help people with diabetes and kidney disease.

The purpose of this study is to ask whether treating non-diabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with GFR 8-20mL/min/1.73m2 by darbepoetin Alfa targeting Hb between 11.0 and 13.0g/dL preserves renal function better than targeting Hb between 9.0 and11.0g/dL. The investigators also ask whether the higher Hb targeting 11 to 13g/dL will not cause higher adverse events regarding cardiovascular diseases compared with lower Hb targeting 9 to 11g/dL.