Active clinical trials for "Kidney Diseases"

This is a Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Three Times Per Week (TIW) Oral Dosing of Vadadustat for Anemia in Subjects with Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease (DD-CKD)

Background: SGLT2 inhibitors are the first antiglycaemic drugs with a direct renal action. A part from reducing blood glucose, systemic blood pressure and albuminuria are decreased, while natriuresis is increased. Previous research into urinary peptide patterns (proteomics) has revealed that patients in risk of progressive renal disease display a "risk peptide pattern" in their urine, ahead of decline in renal function. Furthermore a urinary proteome pattern is related to CVD risk. The long-term impact of dapagliflozin (dapa) treatment on renal parameters is unknown, but long term randomized trials are ongoing. By investigating the impact of dapa treatment on this peptide pattern, it will be determined whether this intervention can improve the urinary proteomic peptide pattern. In addition new knowledge regarding renal processes that the treatment influences is sought. The impact of treatment of urinary and tubular markers of oxidative stress and function (metabolomics) will be assessed. These markers are thought to represent one of several deleterious pathways involved in the pathology of diabetic renal disease, and here the impact dapa treatment will be investigated. Improvement of these markers of oxidative stress may indicate long-term benefit. Objective: The primary objective is to assess the impact of three months of treatment with dapa 10 mg once daily or placebo on renal proteomics pattern and other risk markers of diabetic comorbidity. Design: Double blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover, single center study. Treatment period: 2 x 12 weeks. Patient population: 40 patients with type 2 diabetes recruited from Steno Diabetes Center in accordance with the study in- and exclusion criteria. Intervention: Dapa 10 mg daily vs. placebo. Endpoints: Primary outcome: To evaluate the effect of dapa treatment on urinary proteomic patterns in patients with type 2 diabetes, microalbuminuria and eGFR equal to or above 45 ml/min/1.73m2. Secondary endpoints are the effect of the intervention on other markers for tubular function, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, microcirculation, kidney function, albuminuria, vasoactive hormones in plasma, and effect on global longitudinal strain as measured by echocardiography. Timeframe: Randomisation planned from June 2015, inclusion over the following 9 months. Last patient is expected to be completed October 2016. Data analysis completed December 2016, presentation autumn 2017 and publication early 2018.

We aim to investigate the antiproteinuric effect of adding Dapagliflozin to the standard of care in children with proteinuria.

This is a Phase 1b, single center, dose-escalating study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamic effect of RBT-3 in healthy volunteers and in subjects with stage 3-4 chronic kidney disease.

Chronic kidney disease is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease associated with increased mortality rate during cardiac surgery in proportion to the kidney function. Chronic kidney disease is defined by decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) as classified by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcome (KDIGO). Deterioration of kidney function has a complex and multifactorial pathophysiologic derangement. In order to counter kidney injury associated with cardiac surgery, several pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions have been studied to prevent perioperative deterioration of kidney function. Diuretics as pharmacologic measure are often used post-cardiac surgery to treat fluid overload and managing patient with acute kidney injury by preventing anuria. Loop diuretics (furosemide) may improve renal blood flow, decrease reabsorption in renal tubules, decrease oxygen demand and energy consumption (blocking potassium/sodium/2cloride co-transport in loop of Henle), and prevent hypoxic injury of renal medulla. Low dose continuous furosemide hypothetically has a protective effect on cardiac surgery patients with kidney dysfunction, measured improved glomerular filtration rate, decreased indication for therapeutic furosemide infusion, and decreased need of renal replacement therapy. On the other hand, administration of furosemide is rather harmful in severe kidney dysfunction. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the protective effect of low-dose continuous furosemide perioperative in cardiac surgery patients with mild to moderate kidney dysfunction.

This study will determine the renoprotective effect of febuxostat in prevention of contrast induced acute kidney injury in chronic kidney disease patients Stage 3 undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

People with failed kidneys need an artificial kidney machine (called dialysis) to remove toxins and extra fluid from the body. Most patients receive dialysis treatments at a hospital three times a week. During treatment, a patient's blood pressure may drop, causing dizziness and muscle cramping. Repeated drops in blood pressure can also injure the heart and brain. Over time, this can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and sometimes death due to cardiovascular causes. New research shows that cooling the temperature of the dialysis fluid (called dialysate) can reduce heart and brain injury. In most hospitals, all patients' dialysate temperature is set at 36.5 ºC (to match body temperature). In a study of 73 patients, we showed that reducing the dialysate temperature by 0.5 ºC below body temperature protected the heart and brain from injury [1,2]. We now want to test this simple, safe, low-cost intervention in a large study with ~7500 dialysis patients in Ontario. We can lower the dialysate temperature on dialysis machines in Ontario at no added cost. This intervention has the potential to reduce many hospitalizations and deaths in Ontario, and relieve suffering in patients with kidney failure.

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is the third most frequent cause of hospital-acquired acute renal failure. Different regimes in the prophylaxis of CIN have been investigated in the last years. Recent Meta-analysis show a reduced incidence of CIN when theophylline is administered to the patients especially in patients with already existing renal impairment. Furthermore hydration with bicarbonate seems to to be superior to hydration with sodium chloride alone. The combination of the two prophylaxis has not been investigated yet. Aim of this prospective randomized trial is to investigate the effect of hydration with sodium bicarbonate compared to saline in addition to theophylline prophylaxis which all patients receive.

The anti-hinge region antibodies would be a relevant biomarker of IgA nephropathy. Beyond a prognostic value (which could increase the risk of Renal Absolute), the longitudinal monitoring for these antibodies could be of interest: (1) in the monitoring of patients (in place including a possible repetition renal biopsy); (2) to guide treatment decisions and (3) in clinical research, as an outcome (in substitution for the occurrence of kidney failure) in therapeutic trials IgA nephropathy. This research project constitutes the first step in validating these antibodies biomarker of IgA nephropathy and its main objective is to study the performance of the blood levels of anti-hinge region antibodies in the diagnosis of progressive forms of histologically IgA nephropathy as defined by the Renal Risk Absolute. The secondary objectives of this project are to establish a bio-collection that will allow us to search for other prognostic factors (genetic, cellular and serum) of IgA nephropathy and to evaluate the performance of Renal Absolute risk by integrating Oxford score, the new international histological classification.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of two novel interventions; (1) a value-based formulary which eliminates copayment for selected high-value medications (proven to prevent heart attacks, stroke, and hospitalizations); and (2) a comprehensive patient education program aimed at lifestyle modification and optimal drug use, combined with relay of information on medication use, on the risk of adverse clinical outcomes (mortality, heart attack, stroke, need for coronary revascularization, and chronic disease related hospitalizations) in low-income seniors with chronic conditions over three years of follow-up or until March 31, 2021 (whichever comes first).