Clinical Trials

New treatments of the future may use stem cells, cells that naturally occur in our blood or belly/abdominal fat, to help people with kidney disease.  The purpose of this study is to understand the function of specific cell types and how well they may work to repair our kidneys.  Two cell groups, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), will be examined.  Study participants will include individuals with varying degrees of kidney function and potential causes of kidney disease.  This information will help plan for future studies using stem cells to treat kidney disease.

The purpose of this study is to collect, process, and study kidney tissue and to harvest blood, urine and genetic materials to elucidate molecular pathways and link them to biomarkers that characterize those patients have a rapid decline in kidney function (> 5 mL/min/1.73m2/year) from those with lesser degrees of kidney function change over the period of observation. High through-put genomic analysis associated with genetic and biomarker testing will serve to identify key potential therapeutic targets for DKD by comparing patients with rapid and slow progression patterns. Each participating clinical site will search for, consent, harvest the biopsy sample, and enroll ...

The purpose of this study is to examine the evolution of diabetic kindey injury over an extended period in a group of subjects who previously completed a clinical trial which assessed the ability of losartan to protect the kidney from injury in early diabetic kidney disease. We will also explore the relationship between diabetic kidney disease and other diabetes complications, including neuropathy and retinopathy.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral Pyridorin 300 mg BID in reducing the rate of progression of nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Renasight™ test, a next generation sequencing (NGS) gene mutation assay, for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) which utilizes genomic DNA from patient blood or buccal swab samples to analyze over 300 genes that are associated with autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive and X-linked disorders.  Patients undergoing Renasight™ testing are offered optional genetic information sessions in addition to their test results.