Active clinical trials for "Kidney Diseases"

Renal patients have an increased risk for cardiovascular complications. There is also increased vascular calcification and bone metabolism is similarly abnormal in patients with chronic kidney disease. In dialysis patients frequent episodes of hypercalcaemia occur. In a healthy bone structure those episodes of hypercalcemia are buffered by the bone. The absence of bone buffering capacity in dialysis patients can be a mechanism for vascular calcifications.

This study examines whether low intensity, dose adjusted warfarin prolongs the time to mechanical failure of hemodialysis catheters without resulting in an unacceptable rate of bleeding.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether once-daily dosing of patiromer will reduce the frequency of hyperkalemic episodes in ESRD (end stage renal disease) study participants who receive conventional hemodialysis (HD). The study objective is to determine if patiromer administered orally once a day with breakfast or lunch will reduce episodes of hyperkalemia in ESRD study participants who receive thrice-weekly HD.

The goal of this study is to determine how 25(OH)D3 clearance is affected by vitamin D3 supplementation using a gold standard pharmacokinetic approach.

Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in adult patients on dialysis, and kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Although children had lower morbidity and mortality, KTRs are more vulnerable than healthy children. It has already known that the general immune responses to vaccines, which are currently in practice (attenuated, conjugated, or recombinant) were lower than healthy controls in children and adolescents on dialysis and with a kidney transplantation. Uremic milieu and immunosuppressive drugs are the factors causing impaired immune response in this group of patients. The new mRNA vaccine technology is used worldwide including children and adolescents during the pandemic. Studies have demonstrated lower immune response to new SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in adult KTRs. However, there is limited data about vaccine-induced immune response in children and adolescent with renal replacement therapy. The aim of this study was to assess immune response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA BNT162b2 and its clinical and laboratory correlates in children and adolescent KTRs. Humoral immune response was assessed by anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G (Anti-S IgG) and its clinical correlate neutralizing antibody (nAb). Cellular immune response was assessed with SARS-CoV-2 specific Interferon ɣ release assay (IGRA).

adding roflumilast to the standard therapy for diabetic nephropathy and studying the progression of many outcomes including urinary albumin to creatinine ratio, estimated GFR, biomarkers of diabetic nephropathy

Chronic allograft nephropathy is one of dreaded complication of kidney transplant. It is one of the major determinants of long term graft survival. There are a number of factors that can contribute to chronic allograft nephropathy including chronic use of calcineurin inhibitors. Renal biopsy is the investigation of choice to detect chronic renal allograft nephropathy. renal biopsy has a number of complications . This includes infection and bleeding. The non invasive renal sono-elastography (strain and Shear Wave Imaging) technique has shown very good yield of detecting and scoring fibrosis. In this study our aim is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of ( strain sono-elastography) in the detection and classifying of chronic allograft nephropathy as compared to transcutaneous renal biops

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a very frequent pathology, which can lead to renal failure and the need for renal replacement therapy. In people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes mellitus (DM), glycemic control is very important for the prevention of microvascular injury. In this context, the Nursing Process (NP) is the instrument to guide care, contributing to the attention of individuals' needs. Objective: To evaluate the results of Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), obtained through interventions of the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) for the glycemic control, in patients with diabetes in renal replacement therapy, with a diagnosis of Unstable Glycemia, of the North American Nursing Diagnosis - International (NANDA-I). Method: Randomized clinical trial in three dialysis services in southern Brazil. Population: Type I and II diabetes patients on hemodialysis. Sample: Over 18 years old, literate, who accept to participate in the study by signing a Term of Consent Free and Clarified. Exclusion criteria: severe uncorrected deficiency in hearing, speech, total amaurosis, degenerative neurological diseases, or score less than 20 in the Mini Mental State Examination. Randomization occurred by clusters, considering dialysis shifts. The CG followed routine treatment and guidelines, while the IG received nursing interventions on a monthly basis for 6 months. Variables related to NOC scores and the knowledge, attitude and self-care tests for DM were applied before and after the intervention period. After the intervention period, a washout period of 06 months will occur, after which the variables will be collected.

To value the accuracy of the dosing algorithm published by the International Warfarin Pharmacogenetics Consortium in Chinese patients after heart valve replacement. To value the accuracy of warfarin pharmacogenomics algorithm by the algorithm calculated dose and actual dose in the Chinese patients.

Forty patients with diabetic nephropathy will be treated with colchicine up to 2 mg, or placebo, for 18 months. A follow up will be performed after 12 additional months. The primary outcome will be a significant reduction or stabilization of proteinuria during the 18 month treatment period.