Active clinical trials for "Kidney Failure, Chronic"

The study will test and compare the efficacy of a single essential amino acid valine with a combination of essential amino acids (EAA) supplement on fatigue, frailty, and cognitive function in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) treatment.

MoVE Trial is a randomized clinical trial designed to rigorously test the impact of a behavioral intervention (culturally tailored motivational interviewing - (MOVE)) delivered by trained health coaches, on hemodialysis treatment non-adherence. It is a a two-arm, parallel group randomized clinical trial with 24-week follow-up. It involves completion of surveys by patients enrolled in the study. It also involves participation in motivational interviewing sessions by patients who are randomized to the intervention (MI).

This is a Phase I/II double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study assessing safety and limited efficacy of intraoperative C1INH (500U/kidney) vs. Placebo administered into the graft renal artery 1-2 hours prior to implantation in adult subjects receiving a deceased donor kidney allograft considered high-risk for development of DGF (KDPI>80). Once eligible patients are identified, consented, and have an acceptable kidney transplant offer, they will be randomized by the Cedars-Sinai Research Pharmacy to receive study drug vs. placebo. Drug and placebo will be prepared by the Cedars-Sinai Research Pharmacy and conveyed to the operating room in a blinded manner. The drug will be administered by the transplant surgeon in the OR in a blinded manner.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) impose a significant global health burden. Yet, no effective therapies currently exist for AKI, and only a few are available for CKD. Despite significant effort from industry and academia, development of pharmacologic therapies for AKI and CKD has been hampered by: Non-predictive animal models The inability to identify and prioritize human targets The limited availability of human kidney biopsy tissue A poor understanding of AKI and CKD heterogeneity Historically, AKI and CKD have been described as single, uniform diseases. However, growing consensus suggests that different disease pathways lead to different subgroups of AKI and CKD (AKIs and CKDs). Access to human kidney biopsy tissue is a critical first step to define disease heterogeneity and determine the precise molecular pathways that will facilitate identification of specific drug targets and ultimately enable individualized care for people with AKI and CKD. A number of research centers across the United States are collaborating to bring state-of-the-art technologies together to: Ethically obtain and evaluate kidney biopsies from participants with AKI or CKD Define disease subgroups Create a kidney tissue atlas Identify critical cells, pathways, and targets for novel therapies The KPMP is made up of three distinct, but highly interactive, activity groups: Recruitment Sites: The recruitment sites (RS) are responsible for recruiting participants with AKI or CKD into the longitudinal study and performing the kidney biopsy. Tissue Interrogation Sites: The tissue interrogation sites (TIS) are responsible for developing and using innovative technologies to analyze the biopsy tissue. Central Hub: The central hub is responsible for aggregating, analyzing, and visualizing the generated data and providing scientific, infrastructure, and administrative support for the KPMP consortium.

The long-term goal is to create behavioral health technologies to advance the science that leverages state-of-the-art technology to delivery psychotherapeutic treatment to individuals on hemodialysis (HD) to improve their emotional well-being, quality of life, and overall health. The objective in this small R01 study is to design a virtual reality (VR) platform, that fully immerses users into a fictitious lifelike environment, to deliver an evidence-based positive psychological intervention and to test whether it improves the emotional well-being of individuals on HD with comorbid depression. In this proposed 2-arm randomized controlled trial, the investigators hypothesize that delivery of psychotherapy in individuals on HD using a VR environment will prove feasible and will result in significant improvements in depressive symptoms, quality of life, and treatment adherence, along with reduced rates of hospitalization when compared to an active control condition-all while serving as a cost-effective and far-reaching platform for expansive dissemination. The Specific Aims are: Aim #1: To develop VR software to immersively deliver the skills taught in a 5-week evidence-based positive psychological intervention in individuals on HD to improve their emotional well-being. Aim #2: To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a 5-week positive psychological intervention, delivered using a VR platform through consideration of rates of recruitment, refusal, retention, (non)compliance, and adherence. Aim #3: To test initial efficacy of the VR-based psychotherapeutic intervention, compared to a control arm, on outcomes of depression, psychological well-being, quality of life, treatment adherence, HD sessions missed, and hospitalizations in HD patients. Knowledge gained from completion of the proposed research will result in the first VR software application to deliver psychotherapy to individuals on HD, while simultaneously allowing them to leave the confines of the clinic and virtually travel to distant regions of the world. This new therapeutic approach can be used to successfully address the added burden of psychological distress experienced by individuals on HD, with the potential to positively impact their quality of life, engagement in healthful behaviors, and overall healthy longevity. And, these findings will yield data essential for a fully-powered trial testing important health outcomes and biomarkers in individuals on HD.

Background. An increase in inflammatory biomarkers is associated with impaired kidney function and increased cardiovascular risk and mortality. Physical exercise has been shown to improve the functional capacity and inflammatory status of patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) treatment, increasing their health-related quality of life. Virtual reality (VR) is an effective and safe tool to increase patient adherence to the exercise program, however, there are very few studies that analyze its effect on the functional capacity of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in HD and none analyze its effect on the inflammatory state of these patients, which justifies the performance of this study. Methods. Eighty patients with CKD on HD treatment will be randomly assigned into two groups, one of them will perform an intradialysis exercise program with non-immersive VR (intervention group; n=40), and the other will exercise with a static pedal (control group; n). =40). The functional capacity of the patients and their inflammatory and psychological status, as well as their exercise adherende, will be analyzed before and after exercise programs.

The purpose of the investigation is to confirm the safety and performance of the Argyle™ Safety Fistula Cannula with Anti-reflux Valve for hemodialysis treatment.

Recent trials have demonstrated positive renal outcomes of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) additive to angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEis) in adult patients with diabetic and non-diabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD). These trials included no children. The hypothesis of DOUBLE PRO-TECT Alport is to demonstrate superiority of the SGLT2i dapagliflozin in preventing progression of the chronic kidney disease Alport syndrome in children and young adults at early stages of disease. Preventing the rise of albuminuria by dapagliflozin would result in a very significant delay of end-stage kidney failure (ESKF) and improved quality of life. If successful, DOUBLE PRO-TECT Alport will change the treatment recommendations for children with CKD, who have a very high unmet medical need.

Background: In the last 2 decades, Tanzania made great improvements in the renal replacement therapy infrastructure and services. However, renal replacement therapy remains a challenge in the developing world in terms of inadequate renal registries, and limited published literature. Objectives: This study will identify predictors of mortality, identify common causes of infection and hospitalization, their incidences, prevalence, and time-to-event analysis and analyze short and long-term survival of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis in two hemodialysis centers in Dodoma, Tanzania. Furthermore, this study will establish a registry to be called Tanzania Registry for Chronic Renal Failure (TRCRF). Methodology: This will be a prospective-observational study (Patient registry). It will be conducted in Tanzania, a developing world country involving two hemodialysis centers, namely Benjamin Mkapa Hospital and UDOM Health center, both affiliated with the University of Dodoma. Data will be collected by accessing patients' records receiving hemodialysis due to ESRD in the two centers from September 2019 to September 2024. Patients' demographics, medical history, investigation findings, and hemodialysis adequacy will be extracted as independent outcomes. In contrast, the outcome (i.e., Death) during the follow-up will be extracted as a primary dependent outcome. Binary logistic regression will be applied to come up with statistically significant predictors of deaths. Other outcomes will be incidences, prevalence, and time-to-event analysis of common causes of infection and re-hospitalization. Kaplan-Meier survival curves will be constructed from statistically significant predictors of deaths, and patients' survival at 1, 3, and 5 years will be illustrated.

Aim 1 of the study is to identify the elements of a deprescribing intervention that address contextual factors specific to dialysis. Aim 2 of the study, described in this record, is to determine the feasibility of a deprescribing intervention tailored for older dialysis patients. Older adults receiving dialysis are often prescribed multiple medications. Some of these medications are used to treat symptoms, but they also can increase the chance of significant health problems. The purpose of this study is to identify if it is feasible to reduce the use of medications that have been identified as causing an increased risk for health problems.