acute kidney failure, complement mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of all ages, suspected of or diagnosed with aHUS 2. Treated conform the Dutch guideline for aHUS. 3. Subject and/or his parents is able and willing to sign the Informed Consent before screening evaluations.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1, Subject and/or his parents is/are not able or willing to sign the Informed Consent before start of the study. 2. Patients with other etiological forms of HUS than aHUS
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| During twenty years the guideline will be monitored and evaluation will take place every four years. With the guideline we aim to demonstrate that dosing regimens can be safely adapted or even discontinued, and hereby optimizing the treatment of aHUS patients. According the guideline, most aHUS patients will be treated with eculizumab during three months and after this period therapy will be discontinued. Clinical and laboratorial data of the patients will be evaluated by the National Working Group aHUS. Data are assembled in an online webbased database, Castor. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| One add-on study is submitted with this research protocol. 1. Completing the genetic complement analysis of aHUS patients. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum