Active clinical trials for "Renal Insufficiency, Chronic"

People with kidney failure requiring dialysis have a much higher risk of developing cardiovascular (CV) disease compared with the general population. A cardiac cause accounts for 58% of all deaths in patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD). At the same time, this population has increased risks of clotting as well as bleeding episodes. While aspirin is known to reduce cardiovascular complications in the general population, evidence to support the use of aspirin in people with ESKD receiving dialysis therapy is currently lacking. The ASPIrin to Reduce Event in Dialysis (ASPIRED) trial will test whether aspirin use in dialysis patients safely improves outcomes compared with no aspirin use.

This study will test whether mindfulness meditation (MM) improves sympathetic function in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and whether transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) optimizes the sympatho-inhibitory effects of mindfulness meditation (MM) and restores autonomic balance in CKD patients.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a single subcutaneous dose of MK-2060 in stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD4) participants. The primary hypothesis is that the true geometric mean of the area under the concentration-time curve from 0 to infinity (AUC0-inf) after a single-dose of MK-2060 in adult CKD4 participants is at least 1130 nM*hr.

The chronic kidney disease is caused by renal structural and functional impairment for more than 3 months due to various causes, including normal and abnormal glomerular filtration rate (GFR), abnormal blood, urine, and imaging findings, or an unexplained decline in GFR (<60 ml/min). Recent years, the incidence of chronic kidney disease has increased year by year worldwide, the incidence of CKD is 8% to 16% in the world's total population. chronic kidney disease has become an important public health problem in China and even the world. Summarizing the basic and clinical studies at home and abroad, inflammatory factors such as inflammatory chemokines, cytokines, and reactive oxygen species interact with fibrosis factors such as mesangial cells, fibroblasts, and fibroblast activation, which are the root causes of the progression of CKD and the formation of tubular interstitial fibrosis and glomerular sclerosis and developing into end-stage renal disease. Current treatments for chronic kidney disease are very limited, and to be precise, there is currently no cure for chronic kidney disease, nor is there a proven way to improve the kidneys survive after acute kidney injury (AKI). The progression of the disease itself can only be delayed as much as possible by changing the diet, controlling related complications with oral medications (such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, nephropathy, etc.), and actively controlling blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients with diabetes. For patients with stage CKD5 and more severe, renal replacement therapy is recommended, including hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, but there are many complications in both dialysis methods, such as narrowing of the internal fistula, occlusion, catheter infection, peritonitis, etc. Kidney transplantation may be considered when economic conditions permit and there is a matching kidney source, but kidney transplant surgery is riskier. The above treatment methods have brought a heavy burden to patients and social medicine. In order to seek innovative and effective strategies to cultivate the limited regenerative capacity of the kidneys and reverse renal fibrosis, the mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with tissue regenerative potential and immunomodulatory functions have brought new ideas and hopes for the prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease.

Background: CKD in patients with heart failure (HF) is common and associated with poor prognosis. Despite evidence of benefit with Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone-System inhibitor (RAASi) agents, they are avoided due to fear of hyperkalaemia. New potassium binders, e.g. Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (SZC), reduce incidence of hyperkalaemia in CKD-HF patients and hence may help RAASi maximisation, which has not been investigated in an RCT. Purpose: The proposed study will randomise HFrEF patients with stable CKD 3-5 and serum potassium 5-5.0 mmol/L, to receive SZC or placebo while RAASi therapy is maximised. The aim of the study is to examine if SZC is superior to placebo in achieving maximal doses of ACEi/ARB, e.g. Ramipril 10 mg, Candesartan 32 mg; and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, e.g. Epleronone 50 mg or Spironolactone 50 mg, avoiding hyperkalaemia. Methods: Eligible patients with eGFR<60 mL/min/1.73m2, heart failure (EF<40%) on none/submaximal dose of RAASi will be randomised to receive 10g TDS of investigational medicinal product (IMP), either SZC or placebo, for 48 hours and in 10 or 5g OD guided by laboratory serum potassium (K+). Every two weeks the RAASi dose will be increased and IMP adjusted according to a strict protocol and guided by laboratory potassium and creatinine. The primary endpoint of the study is achievement of maximal dose of RAASi in randomised patients avoiding hyperkalaemia, i.e. K+≤5.6 mmol/L. Patients will be allowed to continue with RAASi maximisation to K+<6.0mmol/L. Patients will be tested at baseline and follow-up visits for hyperkalaemia, AKI, symptomatic hypotension and QT prolongation on ECG. Results: The study results will show if SZC is superior to placebo for RAASi maximisation in CKD-HF patients while maintaining safe levels of serum potassium without any adverse impact on quality of life. The study will demonstrate if SZC allows higher RAASi dose and more dose escalations than placebo. It will also examine the impact of RAASi escalation on creatinine, proteinuria, and cardiac blood biomarkers. Conclusion: If positive, the results of this study will demonstrate that SZC enables RAASi up titration in CKD-HF patients, which potentially can help achieve optimal treatment and improve quality of life of the patient.

The objective is to study in a prospective, interventional, single arm, cohort study the potential synergistic diuretic effect of empagliflozin, in addition to furosemide, in hypervolemic patients admitted with acutely decompensated heart failure and diuretic resistance at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). The investigators hypothesize that the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor empagliflozin will enhance the diuretic effect of furosemide in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure, moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease, and underlying diuretic resistance, as identified by the three-hour urine output post diuretic administration on the first day of the study, compared with furosemide alone.

The purpose of this study is to determine if the drug, baricitinib, is safe and effective in reducing high levels of albumin in the urine (albuminuria) in African American/Blacks with APOL1- associated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and non-diabetic APOL1-associated chronic kidney disease due to hypertension (HTN-CKD).

The primary objective of the study is to assess the safety and tolerability of REGN5459 (Part A) or REGN5458 (Part B) as monotherapy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who need kidney transplantation and are highly sensitized to human leukocyte antigen (HLA). The secondary objectives of the study are to determine/assess the following for REGN5459 (Part A) or REGN5458 (Part B): Dose regimen(s) that result in a clinically meaningful reduction of anti-HLA alloantibody levels Effect on calculated panel-reactive antibody (cPRA) levels Time to maximal and clinically meaningful reduction in anti-HLA alloantibody levels Duration of the effect of study drug on the reduction of anti-HLA alloantibodies Effect on circulating immunoglobulin (Ig) classes (isotypes) Pharmacokinetics (PK) properties Immunogenicity

This study will investigate the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single oral administration of 5 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg and 25 mg of SSS17 compared with placebo, and evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerance, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of multiple oral administration of 15 mg and 20 mg of SSS17 compared with placebo. In addition, the study will assess the effect of food on the pharmacokinetics of SSS17.

This clinical trial aims to investigate and test the effect of an acid/base diet in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, CKD stage 4 and 5. The trial is guided by the hypothesis that an acid/base diet will reduce the degree of acidosis and simultaneously reduce the need for bicarbonate supplements.