Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease
Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease Niacin HDL Endothelial Function
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 30
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to obtain information on whether raising levels of HDL-cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol) can improve how blood vessels work in kidney disease. This may help us understand the causes leading to high rates of heart disease in kidney disease and also ways to reduce this risk.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: None arm 2: None

Interventions: intervention 1: Niacin intervention 2: Active Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 1000 mg tablets once per day intervention 2: 100 mg Niacin tablets once per day

Protocol document: