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KIDney Injury in Times of COVID-19 (KIDCOV)

The KIDCOV Study: ASSESSMENT of SARS-CoV-2 Without HOSPITALIZATION as a RISK FACTOR for ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY

Status
Enrolling by invitation
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04705766
Acronym
KIDCOV
Enrollment
2000
Registered
2021-01-12
Start date
2021-03-01
Completion date
2027-03-01
Last updated
2026-09-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acute Kidney Injury, Corona Virus Infection, Covid19, Kidney Injury, SARS-CoV Infection

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2, Acute Kidney Injury, COVID-19, Coronaviurs, COVID-19 Infection, SARS-CoV-2 infection, Coronavirus infection, COVID-19 and Acute Kidney Injury, SARS-CoV-2 & Kidney Injury Risk Factors, Kidney Injury

Brief summary

There is an unmet need to evaluate the impact of sub-clinical/mild COVID19 disease in the outpatient setting on prevalent and incident renal injury, as this data is currently unavailable. To capture the diversity of race/ethnic risk and COVID19 related municipal shelter-in-place guidance, the investigators will enroll COVID19-negative and COVID19-positive samples balanced by race/ethnicity from 3 different states, California, Michigan, and Illinois. Study endpoints will be assayed from urine samples mailed to the study team at 2, 6, and 12 months after their date of PCR test, with no requirement for these individuals to leave their homes to participate.

Detailed description

KIDCOV is a longitudinal cohort study that will prospectively follow cohorts of COVID19-negative and COVID19-positive adults for episodes of kidney injury over a 12-months period. Study candidates will be identified via site-specific electronic medical records (EMR) at seven academic medical centers in the U.S. within 4 weeks of a PCR-based test for SARS-Cov2. Screen-positive individuals will be contacted by email or text and invited to complete an online consent form documenting their willingness to participate. Participation will involve completion of questionnaires and return of urine samples in mailed collection kits at 2, 6, and 12 months after their date of PCR test. The primary endpoint will be the urine-based KIT Score, based on the composite measurement of multiple DNA, protein and metabolite urinary biomarkers (reference). Secondary endpoints include NGAL and KIM-1 urinary biomarkers for kidney injury assessment. Early detection of new or worsening kidney injury is urgently needed in order to implement preventative measures and target therapeutics that can minimize excess post-COVID19 kidney damage. A complete and standardized understanding of the trajectory and risk factors for kidney injury associated with COVID19+ disease is critical to informing the design and implementation of preventative and therapeutic strategies for COVID19-mediated kidney injury.

Interventions

OTHERUrine Collection

A urine collection kit will be mailed to subjects' residence at 3 different timepoints over the course of 1 year to be returned to study team, upon which KIT score and other biomarkers will be assessed as outlined in the study design.

Sponsors

University of California, San Francisco
Lead SponsorOTHER
Rush University Medical Center
CollaboratorOTHER
University of Michigan
CollaboratorOTHER
University of California
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Result of PCR-based COVID-19 test conducted in the past 4 weeks posted in EMR of participating AMC * Age 18 years or older at enrollment * Race/ethnicity, sex, age, and phone and/or home/email address provided

Exclusion criteria

* Failure of a candidate participant to give written informed consent to comply with the study protocol * Hospitalization up to 4 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 test * History of kidney transplant * History of dialysis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Continuous, Quantitative KIT Score1 yearThe 12-month continuous, quantitative Kidney Injury Test (KIT) score, measured on a scale of 0-100, where a higher urine-based KIT score correlates to worse kidney injury.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of participants with a level of Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM1) above 1 ng/ml1 yearNumber of participants with a level of Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM1) above 1 ng/ml, indicating the presence of kidney injury (higher value indicates worse kidney injury).
Number of participants with a level of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) above 1 ng/ml1 yearNumber of participants with a level of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) above 1 ng/ml, indicating the presence of kidney injury (higher value indicates worse kidney injury).
Number of participants with a level of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) above 1 ng/ml1 yearNumber of participants with a level of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), indicating the presence of kidney injury (higher value indicates worse kidney injury).

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMinnie Sarwal, M.D., Ph.D.

University of California, San Francisco

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 12, 2026