Clinical trials: Renal Function
Heart Transplantation
A Study Investigating the Renal Tolerability, Efficacy, and Safety of a CNI-free Versus a Standard Regimen in de Novo Heart Transplant (HTx) Recipients
This study will assess whether a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-free regimen with everolimus and mycophenolic acid is associated with a better renal outcome as compared to the standard regimen containing cyclosporine A (which…
- Trial name
- MANDELA (NCT00862979)
- Testing
- Everolimus (EVR), cyclosporine A (CyA), tacrolimus (TAC)
- Where
- 9 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Kidney Failure
Everolimus Monotherapy as Immunosuppression After Liver Transplant
Tacrolimus is the standard immunosuppressive drug used to prevent organ rejection post liver transplant. One side effect of Tacrolimus is nephrotoxicity. Everolimus does not have the nephrotoxicity side effects of Tacrolimus.
- Trial name
- NCT04063865
- Testing
- Tacrolimus, Everolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Alternative Schedule Sunitinib in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a sunitinib administration schedule 2/1 (2 weeks of treatment followed by 1 week without) compared to a schedule 4/2 (4 weeks of treatment followed by 2 weeks without) on…
- Trial name
- ASSET (NCT03109015)
- Testing
- Sunitinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Prevention of Acute Rejection in Paediatric Recipients of a Renal Transplant
Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of Early Introduction of Everolimus, Reduced Calcineurin Inhibitors and Early Steroid Elimination Compared to Standard CNI, Mycophenolate Mofetil and Steroid Regimen in Paediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
The purpose of this study is to determine if everolimus combined with reduced exposure CNI (TAC) is efficacious and safe and will support corticosteroid elimination compared to a standard exposure CNI (TAC) + MMF + steroid…
- Trial name
- NCT01544491
- Testing
- RAD001, MMF
- Where
- 31 sites in United States, Argentina and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Graft Rejection, Kidney Failure
Study Of The Safety And Efficacy Of Conversion From A CNI To Sirolimus In Renally-Impaired Heart Transplant Recipients
The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether converting from calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) therapy to sirolimus therapy will be more effective than continuing calcineurin inhibitor therapy with respect to renal…
- Trial name
- NCT00369382
- Testing
- cyclosporine or tacrolimus, sirolimus
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Renal Impairment
An Open-label, Non-randomized, Parallel Group Study in Subjects With Mild, Moderate, Severe, or No Renal Impairment
Multi-center, non-randomized, open-label, single-dose, parallel group study to determine the effect of impaired renal function on the PK of deferiprone and its 3-O-glucuronide metabolite following a single oral dose of 33mg/kg…
- Trial name
- NCT01770652
- Testing
- Deferiprone
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ApoPharma
Kidney Failure, Acute, Kidney Failure, Chronic
Does An Abnormal PFA 100 Predict Bleeding After Renal Biopsy?
The kidneys are highly vascular organs and any trauma or surgery poses risk of severe bleeding. Platelet function is an integral part of the blood clotting during the initial, so-called vascular phase.
- Conditions
- Kidney Failure, Acute, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Blood Platelet Disorders, Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT00334204
- Testing
- measuring Platelet Function Analyser-100 (PFA-100) platelet function before kidney biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Injury
FAST GFR: Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety of the FAST GFR Test in Patients.
This is a single site study designed to evaluate the FAST mGFR Test™ in healthy adult volunteers, patients with varying degrees of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).
- Trial name
- NCT01978314
- Testing
- 75 mg / 6 mL VFI™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FAST BioMedical
Heart Transplantation
A Study of CellCept (Mycophenolate Mofetil) in Combination Therapy in Heart Transplant Patients.
This study will investigate the efficacy and safety of CellCept (1.5-2g/day po), in combination with a standard care regimen of cyclosporine A (trough level 150-200ng/mL) and steroids, in patients receiving a heart transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT02091414
- Testing
- mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), cyclosporine A (CsA), corticosteroids
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Hyperlipidemia
Prospective Evaluation of Proteinuria and Renal Function in Non-diabetic Patients With Progressive Renal Disease
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Crestor (rosuvastatin) and (Lipitor) atorvastatin on urinary protein excretion over 1 year in non-diabetes with moderate proteinuria and hypercholesterolaemia.
- Trial name
- PLANET II (NCT00296400)
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin
- Where
- 107 sites in United States, Brazil and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 237 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Short-term Renal Hemodynamic Effects of Tolvaptan in Subjects With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
The purpose of the trial was to determine the short-term effects of tolvaptan in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) at various levels of renal function.
- Trial name
- NCT01336972
- Testing
- Tolvaptan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Nephropathy
Copeptin in Adolescent Participants With Type 1 Diabetes and Early Renal Hemodynamic Function
Over 1.25 million Americans have type 1 diabetes (T1D), increasing risk for early death from cardiorenal disease. The strongest risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in T1D is diabetic kidney disease (DKD).
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Nephropathy, Diabetic Nephropathies, Juvenile Diabetes
- Trial name
- CASPER (NCT03618420)
- Testing
- Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20%, Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
A Study To Evaluate The Effect Of CP-690,550 On Measures Of Kidney Function In Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
The purpose of study is to explore the effect of CP-690,550 (Tofacitinib) on measures of kidney function in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
- Trial name
- NCT01484561
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Czechia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension
Alpha-Adrenoceptor Vascular Function In Chronic Kidney Disease Focus On The Role Of Endothelial Nitric Oxide
The purpose of this study is to learn more about why most patients with early stages of kidney disease have high blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT00356265
- Testing
- Procedure: Regional phenylephrine arterial infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Renal Impairment
Assessment of Renal Function by Multiparametric MRI
Metabolic syndrome is a collection of conditions that affect at least three of the following five criteria: abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high fasting glucose levels, high triglyceride levels, and low levels of…
- Trial name
- NCT06407375
- Testing
- mpMRI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Diabetes Mellitus, Lactic Acidosis
Safety of Continuing Metformin in Diabetic Patients With Normal Kidney Function Receiving Contrast Media
The purpose of this study is to determine whether metformin causes lactic acidosis in diabetic patients with preserved kidney function, undergoing coronary angiography or angioplasty with new contrast media.
- Trial name
- NCT01873859
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Liver Transplantation
Liver Spare the Nephron (STN) Study - A Study of CellCept (Mycophenolate Mofetil) and Sirolimus in Recipients of a Liver Transplant
This two-arm study will assess the efficacy and safety of a long-term calcineurin inhibitor-free maintenance regimen with CellCept and sirolimus in recipients of an orthotropic liver transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT00118742
- Testing
- mycophenolate mofetil [CellCept], Tacrolimus, Cyclosporine
- Where
- 46 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 293 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Kidney Transplant Rejection, Gastrointestinal Disorder, Functional
Conversion From MPA to Zortress (Everolimus) for GI Toxicity Post-renal Transplantation
Patients who receive renal transplantation at Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJH) are placed on triple maintenance immunosuppression, which means that patients take 3 types of immunosuppression drugs to suppress their immune system…
- Trial name
- NCT02974686
- Testing
- Everolimus, Mycophenolic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Renal Dialysis, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Supplementation in Kidney Disease
This is a double-blind placebo controlled pilot study to determine if vitamin D supplementation in hemodialysis (HD) patients will improve physical function and cognition.
- Trial name
- NCT01229878
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Type 2 Diabetes, Impaired Renal Function
Linagliptin's Effect on CD34+ Stem Cells
Type 2 diabetes is a national epidemic. Diabetes has undesirable effects on blood vessels which may contribute to heart disease. Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs) are found in the blood.
- Trial name
- NCT02467478
- Testing
- Linagliptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University