NIH Studies: Nephrology/Urology

Below is a listing of government-funded clinical trials in Nephrology/Urology, being conducted by the various National Institutes of Health at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.

Click on a study summary to view the study description and contact information directly from the NIH's web site.

Clinical Investigations into Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease and Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis

Determination of Glomerular Filtration Rate, Effective Renal Plasma Flow and Glomerular Capillary Wall Permselectivity

Studies of Immunologically-Mediated Kidney Diseases

Genetic Markers for Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Cinacalcet Actions in Familial Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Search for Novel Methods to Detect Acute Renal Failure

The Expression of Connective Tissue Growth Factor and Other Mediators in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Allograft Nephropathy

Thyroid Hormone-Induced Lipolysis: An In Vivo Microdialysis Study

Renal Transplantation in Recipients with Nephropathic Cystinosis

Long-Term Efficacy of Leptin Replacement in Treatment of Lipodystrophy

Assessment of Beta Cell Mass in Type 1 Diabetes with 11C-Dihydrotetrabenazine and PET Scan

Pharmacokinetics of Valganciclovir in Kidney and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Recipients

Exploring Patient-Provider Trust Among Individuals with End-Stage Renal Disease

Gene Expression and Release of Inflammatory Mediators in Overweight Subjects Before and After Weight Loss

Sirolimus Therapy in Idiopathic and Lupus Membranous Nephropathy

Studies of the Pathogenesis and Natural History of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Early Copper Histidine Therapy in Menkes Disease: Relationship of Molecular Defects to Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

Kidney Disease Biomarkers

Pilot Study of the Use of Intravenous Immune Globulin in Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy

Pirfenidone in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Phase II Study

Identification and Mechanistic Investigations of Tolerant Kidney Transplant Patients

Assessing Arginine-Stimulated Native Pancreas Insulin Production Via Selective Venous Sampling in Patients with Long-Functioning Pancreas Allografts

Peripheral Blood Collection of Adult Stem Cells

Last updated: September 15, 2006 at 4:30:37 PM