Active clinical trials for "Kidney Diseases"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential benefits of 145 mg of daily fenofibrate in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus and pre-existing non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

This is a pilot clinical trial of oral iron therapy in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and mild anemia. Eligible children will be randomized into a standard of care (iron sulfate) arm vs. no iron therapy arm for 3 months. The outcomes will include muscle strength, physical activity, and changes in eating behavior, which will be measured at enrollment and at the end of the study period.

By 2030 an estimated 2 million people in the US will need dialysis or transplantation. Insulin resistance and chronic inflammation are common in dialysis patients and have been linked to protein-energy wasting, the most important determinant of clinical outcome in this patient population. The investigators hypothesize that the skin and muscle tissue sodium accumulation is a critical mechanism by which chronic inflammatory response and insulin resistance, alone or in combination lead to protein energy wasting in hemodialysis patients. The investigators will test this hypothesis by studying dialysis patients and matched controls without kidney disease by examining tissue Na content, markers of inflammation and protein metabolism.

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Identifying new treatments for DKD to be used alone or in combination with other therapies is a high priority. Inflammation plays a key role in DKD and targeting pro-inflammatory lipid mediators called leukotrienes may represent a promising therapy for DKD. The current proposal will investigate whether montelukast, a leukotriene antagonist, reduces proteinuria and improves vascular function and arterial stiffness in patients with DKD.

In patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), there is a buildup of nitrogenous uremic toxins of gut microbiome origin, which can contribute to uremic symptoms, reduced quality of life, and earlier progression to dialysis. The goal of this project is to investigate whether the consumption of resistant potato starch (RPS) as an adjunctive therapy to current standard of CKD care will reduce uremic toxins and symptoms by altering the gut microbiota in patients with CKD.

This Research is compare about IV Calcium between end-stage renal failure patients who take vitamin D and non-vitamin D preoperative parathyroidectomy

We are doing this study to learn more about how semaglutide may help fight chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes. We are doing this by looking into how semaglutide works in the kidneys. Participants will either get semaglutide or placebo (a 'dummy' medicine) - which treatment participants get is decided by chance. Semaglutide is a medicine doctors can prescribe in some countries for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Participants will get the study medicine in a pen. Participants will use the pen to inject the medicine into the skin once a week. The study will last for about 1 year. Participants will have 11 visits to the clinic, and 2 phone visits. Some of the visits could be in different locations. Study staff will take blood samples at most of these visits. At 9 visits, participants will be asked to bring a sample of their first morning urine. At 4 of the visits participants will have to bring urine that they have collected over the last 24 hours. The study includes magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of participants' kidneys which is a test that shows a detailed picture of organs and other parts inside the body. The scan will last for 30 minutes, and is free of radiation.

NephroNet proposes to examine whether combining Spironolactone with maximal RAAS blockade will further reduce urinary protein at one year and whether prolonged therapy (24 months) is able to slow the decline in GFR. Because of combination MRA and RAAS therapy significantly increases the risk for clinically significant hyperkalemia, we also plan to determine whether the addition of Patiromer to these patients facilitates the use of combination therapy and allows a larger proportion of diabetic patients the potential benefit of combination therapy on renal function.

This study is a single center, prospective exploratory pilot study of Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) participants. The study will enroll patients with early stages of sickle cell nephropathy (Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stage 1 or 2) who are at the highest risk of CKD progression (presence of both hemoglobinuria and urine albumin concentration ≥ 30 mg/g creatinin

We are doing this study to learn more about how tirzepatide may help fight chronic kidney disease in people with obesity with or without type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study will last about 56 weeks and include up to 12 visits.