Active clinical trials for "Kidney Failure, Chronic"

A study of the effects of empagliflozin, a SGLT-2 inhibitor, on endogenous glucose production and plasma glucagon levels in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)

The prevention of atrial fibrillation related thromboembolism in the dialysis population is unclear. While the practice of anticoagulation appears favorable in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease, no patients with severe chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate <25 ml/min), and specifically those receiving dialysis, have been included in randomized trials.Moreover, the effect of anticoagulation in the dialysis population may fundamentally differ from those studied in clinical trials. Accordingly, characterization of the optimal management strategy to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving dialysis is a priority. The overall goal of this pilot trial is to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial comparing anticoagulation strategies in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving dialysis (either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis).

The study will be a prospective, interventional, non-randomized, single-center study in 20 ESRD patients on hemodialysis. The study will compare performance of the Clearum HS dialyzer to typical values obtained with other commercially available high flux dialyzers. In addition, the Clearum HS dialyzer will be compared to a Fresenius FX80 dialyzer for a baseline (control) comparison. This will be a post-market study. The duration of the trial is 2 weeks for the FX80 control dialyzer + 6 weeks with the Clearum HS dialyzer used for 3x weekly high flux hemodialysis.

PURPOSE: To compare between the effect of aerobic exercise and resistance exercises on patients with obese chronic kidney diseases. BACKGROUND: excessive adiposity is well recognized as an amplifier for the risk of renal disease progression in patients with chronic kidney diseases of various aetiology. Renal alterations induced by obesity include hyperfiltration, pathological proteinuria/ albuminuria and reduced glomerular filtration rate HYPOTHESES: There will not significantly effect of neither aerobic nor resistance on obesity, in patient with chronic kidney disease. RESEARCH QUESTION: Aerobic exercise and resistance exercise which of them has significant effect on obesity in patient with chronic kidney disease?

This research proposal of an investigator-initiated clinical study aims to examine the impact of uremic toxin removal afforded by middle cut-off (MCO) dialysis on clinical parameters and surrogate biomarkers pertinent to nutritional, systemic and vascular complications in dialysis patients. The primary research goal is to evaluate the outcomes indicative of nutritional status (as measured by body mass index, body composition monitoring, albumin, clinical assessments such as subjective global assessment, etc.) and parameters relevant to pathophysiological processes in uremia focusing on inflammation and cardiovascular risks. The secondary research aims are to examine dialysis efficacy between MCO dialysis and conventional hemodialysis (CHD). Specifically, dialysis efficacy will be determined by within and between subject differences in baseline versus short term (6 months) and long term (12 months) effects of MCO dialysis and CHD in: Removal of small molecules (e.g. urea), middle molecules (Beta-2 microglobulin, Phosphate and Creatinine) and protein bound solutes Markers of inflammation, ossification and fibrosis Uremia associated epigenetic modification The investigators hypothesize superiority of nutritional parameters in patients undergoing MCO dialysis compared with patients on CHD. The investigators plan to randomize 60 patients to either MCO dialysis or CHD at two hemodialysis units in Hong Kong.

The purpose of this study is to observe pharmacokinetics and safety of nalfurafine hydrochloride in patients receiving hemodialysis.

The purpose of this study is to confirm the safety and efficacy of Soluble Ferric Pyrophosphate (SFP) dialysate solution in maintaining iron delivery for erythropoiesis in anemic adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving hemodialysis. Efficacy will be measured primarily by the change from baseline in hemoglobin (Hgb).

The assumption has been that 1,25(OH)2D is solely responsible for calcium absorption. That has been one of the presumed causes of hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease (CKD) (low 1,25(OH)2D leads to decreased calcium absorption, which increases parathyroid hormone release in compensation). Replacing 1,25 D directly has been the goal with using 1,25D or its analogues in CKD. There is very little data concerning use of native vitamin D or 25(OH)D in CKD, although autocrine functions in extrarenal tissues would use 25(OH)D. The latest KDIGO guidelines do recognize the autocrine role of vitamin D, but have no data on outcomes or doses or optimal levels to guide them and so have made a blanket recommendation to treat 25D levels in CKD by general healthy population guidelines. This project focuses on an outcome (calcium absorption) that may be impacted by optimizing 25D status in renal patients. The investigators will assume for this project that a level of 25D > 32 ng/ml is optimal in CKD patients as in a healthy population. A secondary outcome is to quantify calcium absorption in CKD patients with and without vitamin D repletion and to quantify systemic 1,25D levels. This may clarify the roles 25D and 1,25D play in calcium absorption.

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of roxadustat in participants with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) therapy, previously treated with intravenous (IV) epoetin alfa.

This study was performed to determine whether calcitriol provides a therapeutic advantage to alfacalcidol for treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in ESRD patients.