Chronic kidney disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) CKD patients who are planning to receive the renal biopsy 2) Patients with the informed consent to this study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Acute renal failure 2) Acute glomerulonephritis or rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis 3) Patients with inflammatory or consumptive diseases (e.g. infection, malignant tumor, vasculitis, collagen disease)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relation between central systolic blood pressure and renal arterio-arteriolosclerosis | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relation between central systolic blood pressure and clinical indexes below 1) Renal histopathologic indexes (glomerulosclerosis, interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy, interstitial cell infiltration) 2) Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) 3) Resistive index (RI) using the kidney doppler ultrasonography 4) Urinary parameters (albumin, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, beta2-microgloburin) 5) Renal function (estimated glomerular rate by creatinine and cystatin C) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kawasaki Medical School Department of Nephrology and Hypertension