Active clinical trials for "Kidney Diseases"

SGLT2 inhibitors such as ertugliflozin improve blood pressure and kidney outcomes in people living with diabetes through incompletely understood mechanisms, however, not all patients treated with SGLT2 inhibition have improved outcomes. Changes in kidney sodium handling is among the mechanisms by which SGLT2 inhibition may reduce blood pressure and drive beneficial kidney outcomes. This process is heavily dependent on daily sodium intake by patients receiving SGLT2 inhibitor treatment. In this study, the effect of daily sodium intake on SGLT2-inhibitor induced physiological effect is studied, including blood pressure regulation and kidney physiology.

Based on the task of providing the comfort of the patient, which is an indispensable part of the nursing profession, which many nurse theorists emphasize, there has been no study in the literature on the determination of the effect of virtual relaxation, which can be effective on the fatigue and comfort levels of patients receiving hemodialysis treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of virtual reality and relaxation on fatigue and comfort in hemodialysis patients.

The goal of this research is to study the associations of genetic variants of gout and kidney failure, which are very common in the Melanesian population in New Caledonia

We seek to explore the feasibility and acceptability of participation in a decision-support training program led by lay navigators. ImPart-Multi, an education-telehealth-based, is designed to empower Black chronic kidney disease patients (CKD) patients and their care partner to seek the resources and support needed to be activated allies when making health-related decisions. Participants, based on random assignment, will participate in survey completion at study start and at 12 and 24 weeks of enrollment, and will complete 1, 3, or 4 education sessions via telehealth or audio connection. Participants will also complete an interview to share their thoughts on the program and other factors of interest.

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a serious complication of diabetes, and it is also the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the world. The aggravation of progressive proteinuria and the decrease of glomerular filtration rate are the important reasons for the development of DKD into ESRD. It is an important task in the medical field to delay the development of DKD into ESRD. In recent years, gut microbiota disorder has been considered as an important influencing factor of DKD, and the concept of gut-renal axis has attracted more and more attention. The disorder of gut microbiota in DKD patients is mainly manifested by the decrease in the abundance of probiotics such as Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and Akkermansia, which produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), and the increase in the abundance of uremic toxin-producing bacteria such as Ruminococcus, Alistipes and Subdoligranulum. Improving gut microbiota disorder and increasing the concentration of beneficial metabolites such as SCFA in serum have positive effects on improving DKD. In recent years, with the application of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i), diabetes has been effectively treated. SGLT-2i can reduce blood glucose concentration by inhibiting renal tubular glucose reabsorption, and at the same time, it can play a renal protection role independent of blood glucose reduction by correcting the unbalanced tubuloglomerular feedback during diabetes and improving inflammation. However, the mechanism of its renal protection seems to be more than that. Studies have shown that SGLT-2i can reduce proteinuria in DKD mice by regulating the disordered gut microbiota during DKD, but not all SGLT-2i preparations have the effect of protecting target organs by regulating gut microbiota. Wang found that canagliflozin can regulate the gut microbiota of diabetes mice and improve cardiovascular complications; Lee reported that dapagliflozin could reduce the ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroides in DKD mice and increase the abundance of Akkermansia. Yang found that dapagliflozin increased the abundance of Proteobacteria in diabetes rats, but it did not seem to affect the ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroides. Van Bommel reported that dapagliflozin would not affect the gut microbiot of diabetes patients. Whether henagliflozin can improve DKD by regulating the gut-renal axis is worthy of further study.

The goal of this RCT is to address the feasibility to conduct a multimodal physical pre-habilitation intervention in kidney transplant candidates. The main questions it aims to answer are: estimate the proportion of screened patients who meet eligibility criteria estimate the proportion of eligible patients who consent to randomization estimate the proportion of patients who adhere to the interventions estimate follow-up completion rates inform the calculation of sample size requirements for a full-scale RCT assess the acceptability of the intervention by the participants. The 12-week virtual home-based supervised exercise program and 5-month maintenance phase with independent home exercises will also include nutrition, education, and psychological support. Participants in the control group will receive usual outpatient care.

The focus of this study is on vascular access for hemodialysis. This is a randomized clinical trial testing 3 educational approaches to help patients with advanced chronic kidney disease prepare for placement of hemodialysis vascular access. Study participants will each be assigned to one of the 3 approaches: 1) "Education", in which participants will be given a video and brochure that provide information about the types of vascular access and what can be expected before and after the vascular access is placed, 2) "Education-Plus", in which participants will be given the video and brochure and will also have sessions by telehealth with a motivational interviewing coach to provide additional support around vascular access placement, and 3) "Usual Care", in which participants will have the usual education provided by their kidney doctor and clinic staff just as if they were not in the study. Participants in all 3 groups will be asked to complete questionnaires by telephone and may be invited to be interviewed about their experience with the study intervention at the end of the study. Study participation will last for about 12 months, with most of the study activities taking place during the first 3 months.

This is a human subject research study conducted in patients undergoing dialysis treatment with darbepoetin alfa at Intermountain Utah Dialysis and Intermountain Medical Center Dialysis Services. The purpose is to test a dose recommendation algorithm that may reduce hemoglobin variability and drug cost.

The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary fiber on anemia and glomerular filtration rate in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease. Participants will be randomly divided into a dietary fiber intervention group and a blank control group. The patients in the dietary fiber intervention group will have dietary fiber intake survey conducted by dietitians on the basis of basic treatment. Supplemented dietary fiber was given on the basis of daily diet, once a day, 1 piece each time, before meals, and the intervention lasted for 3 months. The blank control group was followed up without intervention. Clinical data, blood, urine and stool samples were collected at the initial diagnosis and at each follow-up site.

Pro-Kids is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled intervention study in children with chronic kidney disease. The investigators address the effect of a dietary food supplementation of propionic acid on the immune system and the function of the intestinal barrier in CKD patients treated with hemodialysis.