Association between vascular calcification and exostosin-like glycosaminotransferase 2 (EXTL2) in hemodialysis patients

Association between vascular calcification and exostosin-like glycosaminotransferase 2 (EXTL2) in hemodialysis patients - Association between vascular calcification and EXTL2

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000017881

Enrollment

Registered

2015-06-15

Start date

2015-06-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Chronic Kidney Disease

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: hemodialysis patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1, Inpatients 2, Patients who started hemodialysis within 6 months 3, Diabetic patients 4, Patients whose diameter of abdominal aorta is over three centimeters 5, Patients with surgical history of abdominal aorta 6, Patients who do not agree with participation in this study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Association between EXTL2 and abdominal calcification index (ACI)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1, Association between EXTL2 and chondroitin sulfate or heparan sulfate 2, Association between serum EXTL2 levels and EXTL2 mRNA in blood 3, Association between EXTL2 and other parameters 4, Difference of serum EXTL2 levels between healthy control and hemodialysis patients 5, Association between vascular calcification and chondroitin sulfate or heparan sulfate	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShunsuke Goto

Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Division of Nephrology and Kidney Center

sgoto@med.kobe-u.ac.jp078-382-6500

Outcome results