Active clinical trials for "Renal Insufficiency"

The purposes are 1. to measure the effect of dialysis with glucose in dialysis water on blood pressure, pulse rate, plasma concentration of glucose, plasma concentrations og insulin, glucagon, growth hormone, renin, angiotensin II, endothelin and body temperature, and 2. to analyse the relationship between the changes in blood pressure and changes in vasoactive hormones

The CAP-KD trial is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label, two-arm, parallel group comparison clinical trial and will be conducted as a researcher-directed study to assess the efficacy of Kremezin in preventing the progression of CKD. We compare two groups of patients: those receiving conventional treatment alone and those receiving such treatment paired with Kremezin.

RATIONALE: Dexamethasone is used to treat multiple myeloma. Drugs used in chemotherapy may stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Plasma exchange is a process in which certain cells are separated from the plasma in the blood by a machine and then only the cells are returned to the patient. Dexamethasone and plasma exchange may be an effective treatment for acute kidney failure caused by multiple myeloma. It is not yet known whether giving dexamethasone and chemotherapy together with plasma exchange is more effective than giving dexamethasone and chemotherapy alone in treating patients with multiple myeloma and acute kidney failure. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying dexamethasone, chemotherapy, and plasma exchange to see how well they work compared with dexamethasone and chemotherapy alone in treating patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and acute kidney failure.

Open pharmacokinetic study with 5 parallel groups and two treatment phases (bemiparin 3,500 IU multiple dose and bemiparin 115 IU/kg single dose). The bemiparin pharmacokinetic profile will be assessed by measuring its effects on the coagulation cascade. Plasma anti-Xa activity (measured using chromogenic amidolytic assay) in IU per milliliter will be the primary endpoint to assess the pharmacokinetic profile of bemiparin.

The Primary objective is to reduce the incidence of postoperative renal dysfunction in a high-risk subset of patients undergoing cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass with Fenolopam, a selective dopamine-1 receptor agonist. Perioperative renal function will be observed in 3 randomly selected groups of patients-Fenoldopam infusion at 0.03 cg/kg/min, Fenoldopam at 0.1 mcg/kg/min or placebo Secondary objective: will be to correlate Fenoldopam usage with postoperative clinical outcomes such as ICU stay, hospital stay, need for inotropes/vasopressors, need for diuretics, requirements for ECF at discharge, and overall perioperative cost reduction through decreased ICU and hospital length of stay.

The aim of this study is to test whether withdrawal of calcineurin inhibitors, followed by treatment with sirolimus, may improve renal function in renal transplant recipients with chronic allograft nephropathy.

Previous study showed repeated lead chelation therapy significant reduced progressive renal insufficiency in patients with chronic renal diseases and high-normal body lead burden in a placebo-controlled, randomized, 2-year clinical trial, even factors that influence progression, such as blood pressure, the presence or absence of hyperlipidemia, and urinary protein excretion were well controlled.Since relative small sample size and short duration of follow-up were noted in the previous study, whether repeated lead chelation therapy could long-term retard the progression of renal insufficiency remains unknown. Hence, we conducted a 51-month placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the long-term effect of repeated chelation in progressive renal insufficiency of patients with high-normal body lead burden.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, pharmacodynamics (PD), and pharmacokinetics (PK) of multiple intravenous doses of peginesatide in participants with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are on hemodialysis.

The purpose of this study is to determine if calcium acetate (PhosLo) can control serum phosphorus in pre-dialysis patients with moderate to severe impairment of kidney function.

The purpose of this study is to assess phosphate reduction and control in patients with End Stage Renal Disease treated with lanthanum carbonate