Active clinical trials for "Kidney Diseases"

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing renal replacement therapies show elevated serum phosphate levels which predispose them to cardiovascular calcifications and high risks of death from cardiovascular diseases. However, in certain patients hyperphosphatemia is not related to dialysis insufficiency, excessive daily dietary phosphorus intake or high serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, suggesting that other mechanisms could be involved. Transgenic mice lacking the klotho gene showed a phenotype which resembles that of dialyzed ESRD patients, in the sense that they have hyperphosphatemia, vascular calcifications, and a short lifespan. This study will analyze whether functional polymorphisms or variants in the human klotho gene are associated with hyperphosphatemia in these patients.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether hemodiafiltration, a new form of hemodialysis can improve sleep apnea in patients with end stage kidney disease.

The aim of this study is to explore and identify the effects of acetylcysteine, a common mucolytic with anti-oxidant property, on alleviating the damage caused by increased oxidative stress in hemodialysis patients.

Sleep disturbance is prevalent in chronic dialysis patients and there is a negative correlation between the quality of life and overall survival and sleep disturbance in them. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is an effective behavioral therapy for insomnia clinically. In previous studies, cognitive-behavioral therapy can redress anxiety in chronic hemodialysis patients. This study tries to elucidate its therapeutic effect on the sleep disturbance in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients.

Diabetic kidney disease has become the leading cause for ESRD worldwide.Albuminuria is a major risk factor for progression of diabetic nephropathy. SGLT2 inhibitors are the first antiglycaemic drugs with direct renoprotection, which are thought to protect the kidneys by lowering albuminuria, stimulating urinary glucose excretion ,reducing systemic blood pressure, while simultaneously improving multiple other risk factors in a glucose-independent manner. However, the precise mechanisms behind the renal beneficial effect of SGLT2 inhibitors are not entirely elucidated, although ongoing outcome trials will confirm these findings. This study is to assess the impact of three months of treatment with SGLT2 Inhibitions on different levels of albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes and to evaluate the effects of SGLT2 inhibition treatment on markers for podocyte damage , renal fibrosis, inflammation，oxidative stress and renin-angiotensin- aldosterone system.

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes and the leading cause of end-stage chronic kidney disease. DN is a refractory disease with low awareness, high incidence, and high disability. The incidence of DN can reach 30 to 40% after 20 years of diabetes, of which 5~10% of patients will progress to end-stage renal disease, and epidemiological surveys predict that by 2030, DN will become the seventh leading cause of death in the world. Currently, there are no effective drugs for treating DN. This clinical trial is to inspect the safety and efficiency of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) therapy for patients with DN.

The study is focused on the possible improving effect of N-acetylcysteine on nephropathy of type-2 diabetic patients. Study design: Prospective clinical based study. The aim of this work is to study the effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on proteinuria and on the serum level of lipoprotein a (LPa) in diabetes induced nephropathy in type-2 diabetic patients.

This clinical trial is an open, single-center, phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety of allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell injection in patients with chronic kidney disease. The purpose is to evaluate the safety for 12 months after administration of Cellgram-CKD 3 times in 10 patients with chronic kidney disease.

This open-labeled, one-center study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of roxadustat in ESA-naïve and ESA-treated pediatric patients with CKD Stages 3, 4, and 5 who are receiving dialysis or not. The study will enroll patients between the ages of 2 to <18 years. Approximately 30 patients will be enrolled.

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ferric citrate tablet in the control of serum phosphorus levels in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis.