Clinical trials: Renal Insufficiency / Therapy
Chronic Kidney Disease, Decision-making
A Video Decision Support Tool to Assist Elderly Patients in ESRD Treatment Decision-making
In the United States, it is estimated that there are approximately 630,000 patients who have ESRD with two-thirds of those patients subsequently receiving maintenance dialysis.
- Trial name
- NCT02698722
- Testing
- End-stage renal disease treatment options
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Acute Kidney Injury, Hypothermia
Hypothermia Risk With Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
The present study aims at testing if the TherMax blood warmer is more accurate and reliable in reaching and maintaining chosen target temperature during continuous renal replacement therapy as compared to the Prismaflo IIS blood…
- Trial name
- HR-CRRT (NCT03973814)
- Testing
- Thermax Blood Warmer
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Chronic Kidney Failure
Developing and Evaluating the Yorkshire Dialysis Decision Aid
The purpose of this research is to develop a patient decision aid in paper and web formats to help patients with chronic kidney disease make informed dialysis treatment decisions.
- Trial name
- YoDDA (NCT01671228)
- Testing
- Decision Aid, Decision aid + patient stories, Decision Aid + values task
- Where
- 6 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 488 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Chronic Renal Failure
The Effect of Steroid Pulse Therapy for the Reduction of Acute Rejection Episode in Subclinical Borderline Changes
Several studies have shown that about 30% of transplanted kidneys with stable function present with tubule-interstitial mononuclear cell infiltration in protocol biopsies and therefore meet criteria for acute rejection.
- Trial name
- NCT02664493
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Acute Kidney Injury, Septic Shock
RRT With a Cytokine Absorption Filter (oXiris ®) in Patients With Septic Shock
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in critically ill patients. Multiple studies have reported evidence that the main cause of ARF is sepsis, as part of the Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome: up to 50% of septic…
- Trial name
- NCT04952714
- Testing
- Oxiris
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica CES
Uremic Pruritus, Chronic Kidney Disease-associated Pruritus
Fexofenadine Versus Gabapentin for Uremic Pruritus in Patients on Regular Hemodialysis
Several studies investigated the effectiveness of Gabapentin in Uremic Pruritus (UP). No previous studies investigated the use of fexofenadine in UP.
- Conditions
- Uremic Pruritus, Chronic Kidney Disease-associated Pruritus, Hemodialysis, End-stage Renal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06466421
- Testing
- Fexofenadine, Gabapentin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Effect of Exercise on Endothelial Function and Vascular Compliance in Chronic Kidney Disease
The study hypothesis is that 6 weeks of repetitive handgrip exercise will improve endothelial function and venous compliance in pre-dialysis patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate of less than or equal to 20…
- Trial name
- NCT01068314
- Testing
- Repetitive arm exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Lupus Nephritis
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Tacrolimus for Lupus Nephritis Under Actual Use Situations
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of tacrolimus for lupus nephritis under actual-use.
- Trial name
- TRUST (NCT01410747)
- Testing
- Tacrolimus
- Where
- 8 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 1,484 people
- Sponsor
- Astellas Pharma Inc
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Serum Ferritin In CKD Patients Serum Ferritin
Variability of serum ferritin in CKD patients and how these variables may affect the treatment decisions with iron supplements
- Trial name
- Ferritin (NCT05947552)
- Testing
- Serum ferritin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Ischemic Heart Disease, Heart Failure
Trial of an Internet-based Platform for Managing Chronic Diseases at a Distance
In 2005, more then one-third of Canadians were burdened with one or more chronic diseases. Patients with one chronic disease often have, or are at risk for, another chronic disease.
- Conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes
- Trial name
- iCDM (NCT01342263)
- Testing
- iCDM
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 234 people
- Sponsor
- Simon Fraser University
Pediatric Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Injury
Registry for HF20 for Pediatric CRRT Under Emergency Use Authorization
Historically, innovations for acute kidney injury (AKI) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) have centered around an adult population.
- Trial name
- NCT04836026
- Testing
- HF20™
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Acute Kidney Failure
Effect of Citrate on the Coagulation System in Patients Receiving CRRT
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of regional citrate anti-coagulation on different pathways of the coagulation system in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury.
- Trial name
- Citroco (NCT02486614)
- Testing
- CRRT
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Kidney Failure
RUCONEST® as a Therapeutic Strategy to Reduce the Incidence of Delayed Graft Function
An unmet medical need exists for therapeutic regimens in transplantation that allow immediate postoperative graft function, thereby improving graft survival.
- Trial name
- NCT03791476
- Testing
- rhC1INH, Saline Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dialysis Access Malfunction, Kidney Failure
Evaluation of Paclitaxel Coated Balloon in the Treatment of Dialysis Access Dysfunction
Recent studies of paclitaxel DCB in the treatment of stenosis at dialysis vascular access have shown promising results. Paclitaxel, an anti-proliferation drug, is released during balloon inflation and potentially improve primary…
- Trial name
- NCT04988789
- Testing
- Paclitaxel Drug Coated Balloon
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Acute Kidney Injury KDIGO 3, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Initiated by the Clinician in Charge Without Emergency
Is Myocardial Stunning Induced by Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy a Reality in Critically Ill Patients?
Myocardial stunning during chronic intermittent hemodialysis is a well-described phenomenon. Little case series of patients presenting myocardial stunning during renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury in critically ill…
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury KDIGO 3, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Initiated by the Clinician in Charge Without Emergency, Myocardial Stunning
- Trial name
- MS-CRRT (NCT05209230)
- Testing
- Continuous renal replacement therapy, Control group
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Liver Failure
A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Thymoglobulin® After Liver Transplantation
This is a 24-month, Phase II, multi-center, two-arm, randomized controlled study of adult patients receiving a single organ liver transplant from a deceased donor; the purpose being to determine the efficacy of Thymoglobulin®…
- Trial name
- NCT02544113
- Testing
- Thymoglobulin
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Kidney Injury, Pre-Term
Improving Preterm Kidney Outcomes With Caffeine
This study is being done to see if additional caffeine citrate (20 milligrams per kilogram IV bolus) helps babies with low kidney oxygenation already being treated with caffeine citrate (20 milligrams per kilogram IV bolus on day…
- Trial name
- NCT07262060
- Testing
- Caffeine citrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Kidney Failure, Kidney Diseases
Study Evaluating Sirolimus in the Treatment of Kidney Transplant
The aim of this study is to test whether withdrawal of calcineurin inhibitors, followed by treatment with sirolimus, may improve renal function in renal transplant recipients with chronic allograft nephropathy.
- Trial name
- NCT00282217
- Testing
- Sirolimus
- Where
- 13 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Acute Renal Failure
Carnitine, Aclycarnitine, Myocardial Function, and CRRT
Carnitine is essential for the transport of fatty acids into the mitochondria and energy production in different muscles, including the myocardium.
- Trial name
- NCT01941823
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Asha Moudgil
End-Stage Renal Disease, Hemodialysis Catheter-associated Infection
A Novel Catheter Lock Solution for Treatment of Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter-Associated Bacteremia
The primary objective is to investigate the ability of systemic intravenous antibiotic plus antibiotic/anti-biofilm (i.e. N-acetylcysteine) lock catheter technique in eradicating uncomplicated catheter associated bacteremia and…
- Trial name
- NCT00614679
- Testing
- catheter lock solution consisting of N-acetylcystein, tigecycline and heparin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego