Clinical trial NCT04389827: Global Kidney Patient Trials Network
Official title: Global Kidney Patient Trials Network
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Kidney Diseases
Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease
Diabetic Nephropathy
Hypertensive Kidney Disease
Glomerulonephritis (GN)
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
Membranous Nephropathy
Minimal Change Disease
Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgAN)
Glomerulonephritis not otherwise specified
GN
FSGS
Lead sponsor: The George Institute
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: George Clinical Pty Ltd
First posted: 2020-05-15
Enrollment: 6000
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 2
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Participants will be recruited from units that provide a comprehensive nephrology service

Brief summary: This is a prospective international multi-centre, observational cohort study of incident and prevalent patients diagnosed with a kidney disease


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Documented diagnosis of primary kidney disease
2. Regular visits (at least 6 monthly) with a physician at a participating site
3. eGFR \> 15 ml/min/1.73m2
4. ≥ 2 years of age
5. Willing and able to sign informed consent
6. Willing to be approached about participation in interventional research studies

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Life-expectancy of less than 6 months
2. Currently receiving renal replacement therapy or planned to start in the next 6 months
3. Currently participating in a clinical trial involving investigational medicinal product (exception is participation in studies implemented through the GKPTN)

Primary outcomes:
measure: estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)
timeFrame: Collected Six-Monthly (minimum)
measure: Albuminuria
timeFrame: Collected Six-Monthly (minimum)
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sydney
country: Australia
facility: The George Institute
state: New South Wales
Study officials:
affiliation: The George Institute
name: Hiddo Lambers Heerspink
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: The George Institute
name: Sradha Kotwal
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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