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  • Kidney disease

    A Study to Find Out How EMPAgliflozin is Tolerated and if it Helps Children and Adolescents With Chronic KIDNEY Disease (EMPA-KIDNEY® Kids)

    Testing whether empagliflozin is safe and helps children with chronic kidney disease

    📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +29 more US sites · Get directions →

    This study is open to children aged 2 to 17 with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose of this study is to find out if a medicine called empagliflozin helps children and adolescents with CKD.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 2–17Learn more →
  • Heart / cardiovascular diseaseKidney disease

    A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and/or Chronic Kidney Disease (ATTAIN-Outcomes)

    Testing whether orforglipron changes heart outcomes in adults with heart disease and/or kidney

    📍 Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas Bahia Blanca · Bahía Blanca, · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to measure cardiovascular outcomes with orforglipron compared with placebo in participants with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD). Participation in the study will last about 5 years.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 50+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    CSP #2026 - Beta Blocker Dialyzability on Cardiovascular Outcomes

    Comparing how two beta-blockers work in hemodialysis patients on heart outcomes

    📍 VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA · Long Beach, CA · +7 more US sites · Get directions →

    The investigators aim to determine, using a point-of-care randomized controlled trial design, if hemodialysis patients, who are randomized to metoprolol succinate (a dialyzable, beta-1 selective beta blocker), have an improved cardiovascular outcome compared to those randomized to carvedilol (a non-dialyzable, non-selective beta blocker with alpha-1 antagonist properties). The investigators will also examine intervention practices to identify components that best support engagement and sustainability.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

    Oral Versus Intramuscular Steroid Use to Control Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares

    Comparing pills versus shots of steroids to control rheumatoid arthritis flares

    📍 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

    People living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often experience flares-periods where their symptoms suddenly get worse. These flares can cause significant pain, make it harder to move and do daily activities, and lower overall quality of life.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Effect of Empagliflozin on Podocyte Specific Proteins in African American Veterans With NDKD

    Testing whether empagliflozin changes kidney filter injury proteins in African American Veterans

    📍 Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center (688) · Washington D.C., DC · Get directions →

    Primary Objective:To study podocyte specific injury markers in African American Veterans with non-diabetic kidney disease(NDKD), on empagliflozin therapy. Primary Endpoint: Assess the effect of Empagliflozin on podocyte-specific proteins in exosomes isolated from subjects' urine, such as nephrin, podocalyxin and Wilms'Tumor (WT-1) protein.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 19–90Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Adolescents With Early Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease

    Testing kidney disease drug effects and safety in teens with early CKD

    💵 May compensate

    📍 Instituto de atención Integral de Enfermedades Renales del Estado de Aguascalientes · Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes · Get directions →

    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Epidemiologic and histologic studies suggest that this burden is largely driven by reduced nephron endowment of prenatal origin, leading to compensatory glomerular hyperfiltration, adaptive podocytopathy, and persistent albuminuria at early stages of disease.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 14–18Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Randomised Evaluation of Sodium Dialysate Levels on Vascular Events

    Testing whether two dialysate salt levels affect heart events and death

    📍 Royal Adelaide Hospital · Adelaide, · Get directions →

    This global study will assess the effect of randomising dialysis sites to one of two default dialysate sodium concentrations in current practice, 140mmol/l and 137mmol/l, on major cardiovascular events and death in patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    A Trial of Etelcalcetide in Pediatric Participants With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Chronic Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis

    Testing etelcalcetide in children with kidney disease on dialysis

    📍 Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · +9 more US sites · Get directions →

    This is a phase 3 trial of etelcalcetide in pediatric participants with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Learn more →
  • Type 2 diabetesKidney disease

    Mechanism of SGLT2 Inhibition in the Kidney

    Testing how SGLT2 medicines affect kidney function in type 2 diabetes

    💵 May compensate

    📍 University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →

    The goal of this open-label, non-randomized clinical trial is to determine what effects, if any, an FDA-approved drug class known as SGLT2 inhibitors (Canagliflozin or INVOKANA) has any protective effects on kidney function in Type 2 diabetes. We are looking for participants 18-80 years of age, who have had a clinical diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes for ≥ 3 years.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

    Advanced Therapeutics in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

    Tracking how long two rheumatoid arthritis treatments are kept in adults

    📍 Rheumatology Clinic, St. Joseph's Health Care · London, Ontario · Get directions →

    This study will evaluate the retention rates of two advanced therapies, Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF) and Janus kinase inhibitor (JAK) in the treatment of adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) over a two year period. It will also examine the ability to embed a clinical trial in a clinical situation using an electronic medical record (EMR).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Bleeding Reduction in Acute and Chronic Kidney Patients Having Surgery (BRACKETS) Pilot Trial

    Testing medicines before surgery to reduce bleeding in kidney patients

    📍 London Health Sciences Centre · London, Ontario · Get directions →

    The BRACKETS pilot study is a multicentre, prospective, randomized controlled trial of prophylactic preoperative tranexamic acid (TXA) versus placebo and, using a partial factorial design, of prophylactic preoperative desmopressin versus placebo.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Open-label Extension Study of Zigakibart in Adults With IgA Nephropathy.

    Testing long-term safety and effectiveness of zigakibart in adults with IgA kidney disease

    📍 Colorado Kidney Care Nephrology · Denver, CO · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to determine if zigakibart is safe and effective for long-term use in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). This is an extension study for patients who have already completed an another zigakibart study.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18–100Learn more →
  • Heart / cardiovascular diseaseKidney disease

    Sotagliflozin to Slow Kidney Function Decline in Persons With Type 1 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease

    Testing whether sotagliflozin can slow kidney damage in type 1 diabetes

    💵 May compensate

    📍 Stanford University Medical Center · Stanford, CA · +12 more US sites · Get directions →

    Powerful new drugs that can prevent or delay end stage kidney disease (ESKD) - so called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) - are now available for patients with type 2 diabetes. Whether these drugs have similar effects in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) remains unknown because of the few studies in this population, due to concerns about the increase in risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA, a serious, potentially fatal acute complication of diabetes due to the accumulation of substances called ketone bodies) observed with SGLT2i therapy in T1D.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18–75Learn more →
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

    "Effect of Vitamin E (α-Tocopherol) on Clinical Activity and Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis"

    Testing whether vitamin E lowers inflammation and symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis

    📍 Civil Hospital of Guadalajara · Guadalajara, Jalisco · Get directions →

    The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether α-tocopherol (vitamin E) supplementation decreases inflammation and clinical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).The main questions to be answered are: * Is supplementation with vitamin E (α-tocopherol) for one month associated with decreased clinical activity and inflammation in patients with RA? Researchers will compare α-tocopherol with a placebo (a look-alike substance containing no active ingredient) to see if α-tocopherol effectively reduces inflammation and clinical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 2Ages 18+WomenLearn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Bone in CKD Alkali Response (BICARb Pilot Trial)

    Testing whether potassium citrate improves bone health in people with chronic kidney disease

    📍 Albert Einstein College of Medicine · The Bronx, NY · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether potassium citrate improves skeletal health in adults and children with chronic kidney disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: * To evaluate effects of potassium citrate treatment on bone quality and strength.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 2Ages 5–100Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    SAfety of Regional Citrate Anticoagulation (SARCA Study)

    Testing the safety of regional citrate blood-thinner use in adults

    📍 John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans' Hospital · Little Rock, AR · +9 more US sites · Get directions →

    This is an Open-label, Prospective, Multicenter Study to Assess the SAfety of Regional Citrate Anticoagulation Delivered by the multiFiltratePRO system in Adult Patients Requiring Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (SARCA Study).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    EASi-KIDNEY™ (The Studies of Heart & Kidney Protection With BI 690517 in Combination With Empagliflozin)

    Testing a treatment for adults with chronic kidney disease to help slow progression

    📍 Apogee Clinical Research · Huntsville, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

    This study is open to adults with chronic kidney disease at risk of progression. People with and without type 2 diabetes can take part in this study.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Patient-driven Management of BP in CKD

    Testing whether pharmacist-guided blood pressure management helps CKD patients lower blood pressure

    📍 Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA · Iowa City, IA · Get directions →

    The proposed research will evaluate if patients managing their blood pressure medications under the guidance of a clinical pharmacist works better to lower blood pressure than patients monitoring their blood pressure at home and the standard care. 60 Veterans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will be included in the study.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Glucagon-like-peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis

    Testing whether a weekly diabetes medicine is safe for people on dialysis

    📍 Unity Health Toronto · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

    This study aims to determine if GLP1RA is safe and tolerable in maintenance dialysis population, adherence, and feasibility of a larger definitive cardiovascular outcome trial in this population. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to either weekly subcutaneous semaglutide versus usual care and followed for 26 weeks.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Obesity / overweightKidney disease

    Obesity Management for Kidney TRANSPLANTation: OK-TRANSPLANT 2

    Studying weight-loss support for people with obesity and kidney disease who want a kidney transplant

    📍 London Health Sciences Centre · London, Ontario · Get directions →

    OK-TRANSPLANT 2 is a vanguard study for a large randomized, pragmatic, open-label trial. We will randomize participants with obesity, high-risk CKD/dialysis who are hoping for lose weight for the purpose of kidney transplant.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

    Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis With DMARDs: Predictors of Response

    Studying which factors predict response in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with DMARDs

    📍 University of Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha, NE · Get directions →

    Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common disease with approximately 1% prevalence. RA is also a chronic, progressive disease with no cure.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 19+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    📍 Memorial Healthcare System · Hollywood, FL · +7 more US sites · Get directions →

    Primary Objectives: To evaluate the safety (compared to iron sucrose) and efficacy of ferumoxytol in pediatric CKD subjects with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) or who are at risk of development of IDA Secondary Objective: To determine the single-dose pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) profile of ferumoxytol in pediatric subjects.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 2–17Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Shingrix in Renal Transplant Recipients

    Testing how well and how safely the shingles vaccine works in people with kidney failure before and

    📍 University of Colorado Anschutz · Aurora, CO · +3 more US sites · Get directions →

    The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how well the shingles vaccine (Shingrix) works and how safe it is in adults with kidney failure who are waiting for a kidney transplant, including those who later receive a transplant. The study also aims to find out whether giving an extra (third) dose of the vaccine after transplant improves protection.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18–70Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    A Study of a Novel Iron-based Phosphate Binder AP301 in Patients With Hyperphosphatemia in the U.S. and China

    Testing an iron-based phosphate binder to lower blood phosphate in dialysis patients

    📍 Renal Consultants Medical Group · Granada Hills, CA · +18 more US sites · Get directions →

    The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if AP301 could work in the patients receiving maintenance dialysis with elevated blood phosphate. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does AP301 lower blood phosphate levels?

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 12+Learn more →
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

    RA-PRO PRAGMATIC TRIAL

    Testing different treatment options for people with rheumatoid arthritis who are still active

    📍 East Alabama Arthritis Center PC · Auburn, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

    The 2021 ACR RA treatment guideline, based on widely acknowledged low to moderate quality evidence, recommends switching to a non-tumor necrosis factor (TNFi) biologic (choose among existing medications, currently, rituximab, abatacept, tocilizumab, or sarilumab) or a targeted synthetic DMARD arm (tsDMARD; choose among existing medications, currently, tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib) in patients with active RA despite the use of a TNFi-biologic. In practice, most patients receive another TNFi-biologic, i.e., a second TNFi-biologic first.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18+Learn more →
  • High blood pressureKidney disease

    📍 Research Site · Fairhope, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

    International, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled and Event-driven study to assess efficacy, safety and Tolerability of Baxdrostat in combination with Dapagliflozin on renal outcomes and cardiovascular mortality in participants with chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Empagliflozin Treatment in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    Testing empagliflozin in people with kidney transplants and chronic kidney disease

    📍 Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL · Hines, IL · +4 more US sites · Get directions →

    Kidney transplantation improves the health and quality of life for those Veterans with end stage kidney disease (ESKD). While early patient and graft survival are excellent, long-term outcomes continue to be challenging.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 19+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Impact of Envarsus XR® on Kidney Biopsy Subclinical Rejection and Blood Immunologic Profile

    Testing Envarsus XR versus twice-daily tacrolimus in kidney transplant rejection and blood immune

    📍 Deepa Valvi · Lexington, KY · Get directions →

    This will be a single center, prospective, open-label, randomized, controlled trial comparing Envarsus XR® to twice-daily tacrolimus. The targeted population will be patients with end stage renal disease listed for primary solitary kidney transplant.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 2Ages 18–75Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Pioglitazone to Reduce Sympathetic Overactivity in CKD Patients

    Testing whether pioglitazone can reduce overactive nerve activity in people with chronic kidney

    📍 University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death. An overactive sympathetic nervous system in CKD patients is one of the major mechanisms increasing the cardiovascular risks in this patient population.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 35–70Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Oral Iron in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease

    Testing oral iron in children with chronic kidney disease and mild anemia

    📍 Weill Cornell Medicine / New York Presbyterian Hospital · New York, NY · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    This is a pilot clinical trial of oral iron therapy in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and mild anemia. Eligible children will be randomized into a standard of care (iron sulfate) arm vs.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 1–21Learn more →
  • Type 2 diabetesKidney disease

    Proact: A Study of REACT in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease

    Testing the safety and effectiveness of injections for people with type 2 diabetes and chronic

    📍 Nephrology Consultants · Huntsville, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of up to 2 REACT/rilparencel injections in participants with T2DM and CKD.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 30–80Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    📍 Phoenix Children's Hospital | Main - Transplant Department · Phoenix, AZ · +18 more US sites · Get directions →

    Researchers are looking for a better way to treat children who have chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is long-term kidney disease, and proteinuria, a condition in which a person´s kidneys leak protein into the urine. The kidneys filter waste and fluid from the blood to form urine.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 1–17Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    CoQ10 and Exercise for Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Advance Kidney Disease

    Testing whether CoQ10 plus exercise helps people with advanced kidney disease improve muscle and

    📍 University of California Davis Health · Sacramento, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    Frailty and sarcopenia are modifiable risk factors for morbidity and mortality in patients with ESRD. Exercise is the recommended intervention to prevent frailty and sarcopenia, however, many clinical trials have shown limited clinical improvement in muscle mass and physical function.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18–75Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    📍 Phoenix Children's Hospital | Main - Transplant Department · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more US sites · Get directions →

    Researchers are looking for a better way to treat children who have chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is long-term kidney disease, and proteinuria, a condition in which a person´s kidneys leak protein into the urine. The kidneys filter waste and fluid from the blood to form urine.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 1–18Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    meChANisms and sAfety of SGLT2 Inhibition in peRitoneal dialYsis

    Testing how an SGLT2 medicine affects safety and kidney processes in people on peritoneal dialysis

    📍 Toronto General Hospital · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

    The primary aim of this study is to determine the safety and mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibition in individuals on peritoneal dialysis (PD) with residual kidney function (RKF).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 3Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Kidney disease

    Safety of Short-course of NSAIDs in Pediatric Patients With CKD

    Testing whether short courses of anti-inflammatory pain medicines after surgery raise kidney injury

    📍 Children's Hospital Colorado · Aurora, CO · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to determine if non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) use in the postoperative setting increases the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in pediatric patients with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD). The investigators hypothesize that there is no increased risk.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 4Ages 2–25Learn more →