Status:
UNKNOWN
Prevalence of Chronic KIdney Disease in Hypertensive Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Aga Khan University
Conditions:
Hypertension
Chronic Kidney Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-80 years
Brief Summary
Prevention of progressive renal disease needs a clear understanding of prevalence of early stage of chronic kidney disease in a community. Even in developed countries most subjects in early stages of ...
Detailed Description
This will be Cross sectional or prevalent study targeting diagnosed hypertensives aged 40 and above years, in middle to low socio-economic settings of Karachi. This proposed study will be nested in th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Known hypertensives aged 40 and above with microalbuminuria and/or elevated serum creatinine on first evaluation.
- Hypertension: Systolic blood pressure ≥140, and /or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 with or without antihypertensive drugs.
- Microalbuminuria:
- Albumin concentration of 20-200mg/L, with albumin-to-creatinine ratio of 3-30mg/mmol or 30-300mg/g
- Female: 3.0-30.0mg/mmol or 30-300mg/g
- Male: 2.0-20.0mg/mmol or 20
- Elevated Serum creatinine:
- Female: \>1.2mg/dl
- Male: \>1.4mg/dl
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Known diabetics will be excluded.
- unable to give informed consent
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
248 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00383968
Start Date
October 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
October 4 2006
Active Locations (1)
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Aga Khan University
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan