Active clinical trials for "Renal Insufficiency"

The objective of the study is to compare the safety of innohep® and Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) in terms of clinically relevant bleedings in elderly patients with impaired renal function for initial treatment of acute Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT). The primary response criterion is the percentage of patients with clinically relevant bleeding events prior to day 90 +/- 5.

Patients with kidney failure have a poor survival rate that is due to a much higher than average rate of heart and vascular disease. The reason that kidney failure causes heart disease is unknown but recent research suggests that a hormone called aldosterone, which is increased in patients with kidney disease may damage the heart and blood vessels. The investigators propose, using a randomized blinded trial, to find out whether drugs that inhibit the actions of aldosterone have beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system in patients with kidney failure

To assess the effect of Aranesp on the hemoglobin (Hgb) of CRI subjects who are recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO)-naïve or converting from rHuEPO therapy.

The purpose of this study in early hemodialysis patients (on dialysis 3 to 18 months) is to assess the effect of correction versus partial correction of anemia using epoetin alfa on heart pumping function.

Evaluate renal graft function (based on the calculated Glomerular Filtration Rate) at 12 months after transplantation in patients receiving either a regimen of sirolimus plus mycophenolate mofetil following an antibody induction (RATG) or a standard regimen combining tacrolimus plus mycophenolate mofetil, both regimens including corticosteroids in patients undergoing renal allograft transplantation. In addition, the two treatment groups will be compared with respect to the incidence of acute rejection at 3, 6 and 12 months following transplantation, and the patient and graft survival at 6 and 12 months after transplantation. The safety of sirolimus plus mycophenolate mofetil following an antibody induction (ATG) will be evaluated beginning in the immediate post-operative period.

The objective of this study is to compare the pharmacokinetics of avanafil in subjects with mild and moderate renal impairment and to assess the safety and toleration of avanafil in subjects with mild and moderate renal impairment.

In a non-blinded pilot study conducted at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, evidence was found that a single large dose of Thymoglobulin on the day of kidney transplantation produced better kidney function than the standard dosing plan, when the same amount is divided into smaller doses on 4 days. This new study repeats that dose comparison, but with double-blinding and at multiple transplantation centers.

This is a multi-center, open-labeled study to examine the non-inferiority of ASP1585 to sevelamer hydrochloride in chronic kidney disease patients with hyperphosphatemia on hemodialysis.

This is a multi-center, open-labeled, non-comparative study to examine the safety and efficacy of ASP1585 for long-term dosing in chronic kidney disease and hyperphosphatemia patients on hemodialysis.

The immune system of a patient can attack the liver or the kidney received from a donor (organ rejection). This can be prevented by treating these patients long-life with immunosuppressive drugs. Unfortunately, these drugs lead to numerous side effects and fail to prevent the rejection occurring months later after the transplantation (chronic rejection). Recently, it has been shown that a particular type of cells present in the bone marrow, namely Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC), when injected to a patient, suppress its immune system and increase success rates of blood cells transplantation. This outcome opens doors to investigate the potential of these cells to provide a valuable tool for improving solid organ transplantation without the need of high concentration of immunosuppressive drugs. The present project aims at evaluating the safety and tolerability of MSC administration after liver or kidney transplantation.