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NCT01617681
To assess efficacy, safety and tolerability of valsartan when comparing two doses of valsartan in reducing and controlling blood pressure in children with hypertension with or without CKD.
NCT01259011
The proposed randomized controlled trial will test the SPIRIT (Sharing the Patient's Illness Representations to Increase Trust) intervention designed to improve discussions about end-of-life care between patients and their surrogate decision makers. Subjects will be 200 Caucasian and African-American patients with ESRD (end-stage renal disease) recruited from outpatient dialysis clinics and their chosen surrogate decision makers. We hypothesize that (1) SPIRIT will lead to significantly less patient decisional conflict and significantly greater dyad congruence and surrogate decision making confidence than the standard care control at 2, 6, and 12 months post-intervention and (2) SPIRIT will reduce surrogate decisional conflict and psychosocial morbidities at 2 weeks after the patient's hospitalization requiring surrogate decision making significantly more than the standard care control.
NCT01340794
This phase II trial studies how well pazopanib hydrochloride works in treating patients with advanced or progressive malignant pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma. Pazopanib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
NCT02504021
A randomized clinical trial for patients with end stage renal disease in which a family consultation condition is compared against a treatment as usual control condition on the hospital readmissions after 1 month as the primary outcome variable.
NCT03285074
Unlike the general population, a higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with greater survival among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, obesity is defined as excess body fat that associated with clearly elevated health risks according to the World Health Organization. In addition, muscle wasting is prevalent among CKD subjects. Thus, we hypothesized that different definition of obesity, based on BMI or body fat percentage, might have different impact on clinical outcomes among CKD population.
NCT01727076
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of recombinant interleukin-15 in treating patients with melanoma, kidney cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, or head and neck cancer that has spread to other places in the body and usually cannot be cured or controlled with treatment. Recombinant interleukin-(IL)15 is a biological product, a protein, made naturally in the body and when made in the laboratory may help stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing.
NCT00618475
Depression is second in frequency only to hypertension as a comorbid condition for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients. The presence of depression has been linked to lower quality of life, more medical comorbidities and shorter lifespan. This project represents the first known attempt at a standardized intervention for depression in ethnically diverse ESRD patients. The study will be conducted at the Parkside Center for Dialysis. Patients will be randomly selected for screening until 80 subjects meet entry criteria and agree to be randomized. Once subjects are screened and enrolled in the study they are randomly assigned to either a treatment or wait-list control condition. After 3 months, the intervention will be completed and both groups will be reassessed. After an additional 3 months, both groups will have received the intervention and pre and post measures for both groups will be available as well as 3 month follow-up for the 1st intervention group. The following measures will be collected: to obtain a full DSM-IV diagnosis the SCID I and SCID II will be utilized. The BDI will provide a self-report measure of depression. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a measure designed specifically for medically ill patients, will also be administered. Additionally, the Young Schema Questionnaire, a measure which seeks to identify maladaptive (both depressive and anxious) cognitive styles, will be administered. A quality of life measure designed specifically for dialysis patients (KDQOL-SF) will also be given as a means of measuring patient's overall coping and functioning. To better understand the patient's perceptions of their health and illness the Illness Effects Questionnaire will be administered. A demographic information sheet will be completed by the subject in which personal, ethnic, and illness information is collected. Detailed information about the subject's mental health history and treatment as well as current medications will be gathered. Data from routine dialysis laboratories (hemoglobin, creatinine, albumin, Kt/V) will be extracted from the chart. The intervention will take place in individual format while the subjects are being dialyzed. The intervention will be 10 sixty minute -long weekly sessions spread over not more than 3 months. It will include both cognitive and behavioral skills focused on alleviating depressive affect and identifying maladaptive patterns of thought and behavior. This study would lay the groundwork for future clinical research by helping to develop a culturally competent clinical intervention and demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of adapting psychosocial intervention for a medically complex culturally diverse population.
NCT03282487
Adrenal insufficiency is a condition where the adrenal glands do not produce an adequate amount of steroid hormones. The aetiology of adrenal insufficiency can be primary or secondary. Patients will adrenal insufficiency have increased morbidity and mortality. In recent years there has been concern regarding what is the optimal dose and regimen of steroid replacement for patients. Unfortunately there is no accurate way of monitoring if a patient is on too much or too little steroid. We have shown in hypopituitary patients with secondary adrenal insufficiency that higher doses of hydrocortisone may be harmful. This reason for this is not fully understood. In recent years, a modified release hydrocortisone tablet (Plenadren) taken once per day (unlike conventional immediate release hydrocortisone which requires twice or thrice daily regimen) has come on the market. This tablet has shown to a have a steroid profile that more closely resembles normal physiology, avoiding the peak steroid levels that occur during thrice daily regimens, which may be of importance for improving outcome in adrenal insufficiency patients. It also shown improved cardiovascular risk factors, glucose metabolism and quality of life in compared to conventional treatment. The aim of our study is to assess the effect of hydrocortisone therapy on how the body uses and breaks down (metabolises) steroids. This will be done by several different research methods: by measuring markers of steroid action and metabolism in blood, urine and within the fat tissue under the skin in the abdomen. These results will be compared in the same patient while on their usual hydrocortisone and after switching to modified release hydrocortisone for 12 weeks, and to results from a normal healthy control group who are not on steroid replacement. This will be the first study to assess the impact of this new modified release hydrocortisone in relation to tissue steroid metabolism. The results will potentially help us to improve the treatment of patients with steroid deficiency and reduce the side effects seen in these patients.
NCT01093261
Traumatic brained injured (TBI) patients frequently suffered from glucocorticoid insufficiency that is associated with a raise in the rate of pneumonia. In a placebo-controlled, multi-center, double-blinded trial, treatment of glucocorticoid insufficiency (hydrocortisone associated with fludrocortisone) will be assessed for prevention of post trauma pneumonia in a population of severe TBI patients.
NCT02049346
\* Background: Despite extensive use, to the best of our knowledge, no trial has simultaneously compared the three currently used erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESAs) in a prospective manner, in treatment of anemia of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. \* Patients and Methods: All haemodialysis patients in Qatar who were treated with short acting Epoetin alfa or beta were screened. Eligible patients were randomized, either to continue on the previous regimen of Epoetin, or to receive Darbepoetin alfa or continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (C.E.R.A) for a total period of 40 weeks. All groups were assessed at the end of the study for safety and efficacy parameters.
NCT03158792
This is a clinical trial including non-surgical patients, 70 years of age or older, with renal impairment requiring pharmacological venous thromboembolism prevention during hospitalization. Patients are randomized to receive either 20 mg or 30mg of enoxaparin. Both dosing regimens of enoxaparin have been approved for thromboprophylaxis in impaired kidney function in different countries. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of enoxaparin 20mg versus 30mg subcutaneously daily by comparing anti-xa levels, thrombosis and bleeding events.
NCT03277911
Early diagnosis of thyroid and lipid disorders by regular screening, and treatment of such disorders in CKD patients may be highly beneficial to slow progression of CKD. The study will be conducted to investigate thyroid function and lipid profile in patients with chronic kidney disease.
NCT00586131
This study will test the hypothesis that by slightly lowering the acidity of blood (or increasing the pH), dialysis patients utilize protein and amino acids more efficiently.
NCT01974713
Longitudinal cohort of patients with chronic kidney disease followed in 3 kidney centers in Ontario. The goal is to determine whether and how rates of renal disease progression are affected by inflammatory markers, FGF23 levels, and genetic polymorphisms
NCT02050035
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise training on blood vessel function in Stages 1-4 Chronic Kidney Disease.
NCT02427594
The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in urine net acid excretion, blood pressure and body chemistry that occur when the dietary acid load is lowered by using a drug/dietary supplement similar to baking soda. This may be important for patients with kidney disease because they may have difficulty removing all of the dietary acid load from the body in the urine. Participants with and without kidney disease will be recruited. Each participant will be fed a controlled diet for one week with sodium bicarbonate and for one week without sodium bicarbonate to evaluate these changes. The investigators will also determine if the effect of dietary acid load reduction is different in patients with kidney disease compared to those without kidney disease.
NCT02046746
The study objective is to evaluate if a renal specific oral nutrition supplement (ONS) aids in maintaining nutritional status.
NCT01424319
Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, 12-week, multicenter study. The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of once daily administration of atrasentan tablets compared to placebo in reducing residual albuminuria in Japanese Type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy who are treated with the maximum tolerated labeled dose for hypertension of a RAS (renin angiotensin system) inhibitor.
NCT01242904
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is the method of renal replacement therapy used by close to 200,000 end stage renal disease patients worldwide to help replace the functions that are no longer performed by their kidneys. An important advantage of PD is it offers an alternative to hemodialysis that can be safely performed by patients in their own homes. In PD, the peritoneal membrane that lines the abdomen acts as a dialyzer that allows the transfer of solutes and water between the membrane capillaries and a dialysis solution that is infused into the peritoneal cavity. PD dialysis solutions typically require high concentrations of glucose to adequately perform these functions. Over time the continued exposure of the peritoneal membrane to high concentrations of glucose can permanently damage the membrane. Icodextrin is a polyglucose molecule that has been developed for use in PD solutions that does not harm the peritoneal membrane. However, its use can lead to inadequate fluid removal. Recent research has focused on finding a PD solution, or combination of solutions, that will maximize the removal of toxic substances and metabolites while maintaining regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance in the body. A bimodal solution that combines glucose and icodextrin has been shown in observational studies to be effective and safe. The investigators propose a randomized, controlled, blinded study that will determine the effectiveness and safety of this bimodal fluid in a Canadian PD population. The investigators hypothesize that the use of the bimodal solution during the long (day) dwell will lead to an improvement in 24 hour ultrafiltration efficiency as compared to usual care using icodextrin for the long dwell.
NCT03043027
Percutaneous nephrostolithotomy (PCNL) is a common endoscopic procedure performed for upper urinary tract calculus disease. Despite being minimally invasive, it is associated with significant postoperative pain, often necessitating inpatient hospitalization and narcotic pain medications. Additionally, one of a number of catheters is often left protruding from the access tract for a period of time following the procedure, adding to patient discomfort. Attempts have been made to study peri-tubular or access tract analgesic installation, which have shown promise.1-2 However, no studies, to our knowledge, have examined the use of liposomal bupivacaine preparations in this regard. In this study we hope to prospectively analyze the use of liposomal bupivacaine injected to the access tract site at the time of PCNL and determine its effects on postoperative narcotic requirement and pain scores. Patients presenting for PCNL will be randomized to either the liposomal bupivacaine or usual care, which involves no injection of local anesthesia. Patients will then be followed during their inpatient stay. Total narcotic requirement (in milligrams) and pain scores (using Wong-Baker FACES rating scale) will be compared.3 Typical postoperative care and discharge criteria will not change during the course of this study.
