Status:

COMPLETED

Endothelial Microparticles: A Novel Marker of Vascular Dysfunction

Lead Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Conditions:

Chronic Kidney Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Brief Summary

The primary hypothesis of this proposal is that chronic kidney disease (CKD) and treatment with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are each associated with the release of endothelial microparticles into th...

Detailed Description

The primary hypothesis of this proposal is that chronic kidney disease (CKD) and treatment with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are each associated with the release of endothelial microparticles into th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For Healthy controls:
  • BMI less than 40 kg/m\^2
  • Able to give informed consent
  • For Stage III or IV CKD patients:
  • BMI less than 40 kg/m\^2
  • Able to give informed consent
  • An estimated Glomerular-Filtration Rate (GFR) of 20-60 mL/min/1.73m\^2
  • For Post-kidney transplant and stage III or IV CKD patients:
  • BMI less than 40 kg/m\^2
  • Able to give informed consent
  • An estimated Glomerular-Filtration Rate (GFR) of 20-60 mL/min/1.73m\^2

Exclusion

  • For Healthy controls:
  • Women pregnant or breastfeeding
  • For Stage III or IV CKD patients:
  • Women pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Adults with a life expectancy of less than one year
  • A history of significant liver disease or congestive heart failure
  • Hospitalization within the last three months
  • Active infection on antibiotic therapy
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (\>140/90)
  • Immunosuppressive therapy within the last year
  • For Post-transplant stage III or IV CKD patients:
  • Women pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Adults with a life expectancy of less than one year
  • A history of significant liver disease or congestive heart failure
  • Hospitalization within the last three months
  • Active infection on antibiotic therapy
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (\>140/90)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02230202

Start Date

September 1 2014

End Date

March 1 2016

Last Update

February 28 2018

Active Locations (2)

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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; CTRC

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

2

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045