Active clinical trials for "Renal Insufficiency, Chronic"

CAPTIVATE is an international, multi-centre, Phase III, adaptive, platform, randomised controlled trial in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). CAPTIVATE aims to find the best treatment, or combination of treatments, that slow the progression of CKD so that fewer people develop kidney failure. CAPTIVATE provides a research platform that allows many treatment-related questions to be answered within a common trial set-up.

This is a Phase III, randomised, multicentre, double-blinded study to evaluate efficacy, safety and tolerability of treatment with zibotentan/dapagliflozin and dapagliflozin alone in participants with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and high proteinuria.

Despite decades of research, the pathogenesis of human diabetic kidney disease remains largely unclear. Our goal is to use archived human kidney biopsy tissue from patients with and with diabetic nephropathy to identify new molecules that drive and/or protect against disease progression. We will use RNA sequencing to identify transcriptomic changes that associate with histologic and functional outcomes.

Aims: To determine whether BMD and muscle mass were associated with fractures and other adverse events in dialysis patients. To explore the effects of the interactions among FGF23, calcium, phosphate, PTH and vitamin D on low bone mineral density and sacropenia in dialysis patients. Method: In this study, the investigators plan to use DXA to screen for BMD, relevant novel bone microstructure parameters, and body composition in chronic dialysis patients. Also, the investigators plan to use blood testing to measure the blood level of FGF23, calcium, phosphate, PTH and vitamin D. The investigators conduct a prospectively follow up program for these participants to evaluate clinical courses and outcomes. Patients will receive DXA (including BMD and body composition) tests and blood work at baseline and one-year. Muscle power and physical performance will be measured at baseline, 6 months and one-year.

Faced with limited access to preventative health care services, Indigenous people living in rural and remote communities are at a higher risk of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and kidney failure, when compared to the general population. The goal of this project is to perform point-of-care testing for CKD and its risk factors, including diabetes and high blood pressure, for individuals residing in rural and remote Indigenous communities across the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. In addition to providing individuals with information about their risk of developing CKD, as well as providing tailored treatment plans, this study will help provide evidence to develop a permanent CKD surveillance system in all Indigenous communities across Canada, consequently decreasing the burden of CKD and kidney failure in these communities.

Nitric oxide (NO) is an essential molecule in the body that is decreased in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), leading to reductions in vascular, movement ("motor") and cognitive functions. This study will determine if daily oral supplementation (3 months) with a supplement that increases NO in the body, i.e., nitrate-rich beetroot juice, improves vascular, motor and cognitive function in patients with CKD; this study will also provide insight into the biological reasons (mechanisms) by which supplementation with nitrate-rich beetroot juice improves vascular function in these patients. Overall, this research will provide scientific evidence supporting the use of nitrate-rich beetroot juice for preserving physiological function and preventing co-morbid clinical conditions and disability in CKD.

Calciphylaxis, a vascular calcification disorder, is a rare and serious disorder characterized by calcification of dermal arterioles. There are significant gaps in the understanding of the pathophysiology and risk factors for calciphylaxis. At present, there is no effective treatment. Uncertain pathobiology, rare incidence and lack of collaborative approach have been some of the major limiting factors towards treating calciphylaxis. The Partners Calciphylaxis Biorepository (PCB) aims to address these gaps within calciphylaxis research by utilizing existing and, when necessary, developing new infrastructure to support the consent of patients and the collection of dedicated samples for a calciphylaxis repository.

This study aimed to explore underlying mechanisms of chronic kidney disease progression and its association with adverse consequences. It will enroll approximately 5000 pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients aged between 18 and 74 years in mainland China and follow-up for at least 5 years. Questionnaires, anthropometric measures, laboratory tests, and biomaterials will be collected at baseline and annually. The principal clinical outcomes of the study consist of renal disease events, cardiovascular events, and death.

This study will be conducted to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ferric citrate in pediatric participants with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) associated with non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD).

The propias, and more recently the update of the recommendations relating to the control of the spread of bacteria highly resistant to emerging antibiotics issued by the High Council of Public Health (December 2019), recommend the implementation of measures to maintain the rate of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EPC) such as Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) isolated from bacteremia in healthcare establishments in France at less than 1%, and that of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) belonging to Enterococci Resistant to Glycopeptides (ERG) such as Enterococcus faecium isolated from bacteremia in health establishments in France at less than 1% also. At the same time, the prevalence of colonized patients is increasing. One of the recommended measures concerns the fight against cross transmission. Due to the high technicality of the treatments, the risks of cross-transmission are very high and present at each stage of the dialysis procedure. Screening and isolation of patients colonized with emerging Highly Resistant Bacteria (BHRe) is essential to avoid their spread and the risk of infection with these germs. Screening is done using rectal swabs. If the patient is found to be a carrier of BHRe, he should be isolated. Isolation is made more difficult in the hemodialysis room due to their architectural configuration, the organization of care and the chronicity of the patients. Patients have a monthly sample. The isolation is allowed after obtaining six consecutive negative rectal swabs, the number of which has been arbitrarily defined. Indeed, the negativation of the samples does not confirm the disappearance of the carriage (that is to say the presence of BHRe), hence the need to repeat them. Persistence of colonization at a rate below the detection limit is possible. With for corollaries: Isolation which could be lifted more quickly in the event of real disappearance of the strain since the investigators know that a prolonged period of isolation can lead to a loss of opportunity for the patient and the investigators know its impact for the patient, on the operation of the service and its cost, with in particular the increase in withdrawals. Isolation lifted too early in the event of persistent carriage with risk of secondary transmission. The interest of this study is to determine the clearance of the carriage of BHRe, i.e. their disappearance, in the chronic dialysis patient and to define, secondly, the factors associated with the prolonged carriage corresponding to the presence of bacteria for more than 3 months. , and elements of answer concerning the early disappearance of the EPC in the event of co-colonization by ERG and EPC. The follow-up of this carriage for 1 year will make it possible to evaluate the relapse corresponding to the reappearance of the bacteria previously identified, the recolonization corresponding to the acquisition of a new BHR, or the reinfection corresponding to an infection with a new highly resistant bacterium.