Proteinuria Clinical Trials

Diabetics are at a higher risk for chronic kidney disease since high blood sugar levels caused by diabetes damage blood vessels in the kidneys. If the blood sugar level remains high over many years, this damage gradually reduces the function of the kidneys. Your kidneys filter wastes and excess fluids ...

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether or not atrasentan is effective in delaying the worsening of kidney disease by comparing the time to serum creatinine doubling or the onset of end stage renal disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.

NYU Winthrop Hospital Clinical Trials Center is seeking research participants who are 18 years old or older, who are pregnant and between 28 and 37 weeks gestation and are interested in participating in a clinical trial.  Participants will be asked to provide blood and urine sample(s) to be used to ...

Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy. Preeclampsia may occur from 20 weeks’ pregnancy through the delivery and postpartum period.  Preeclampsia does not occur in every pregnant woman. It is thought that preeclampsia occurs in about 3 to 5 out of a total of 100 pregnant women. A higher number of ...

This study will retrospectively review patient's medical records for protein in the urine, blood creatinine and kidney biopsy results. Also character of the fluid used to flush the kidney before transplant will be analyzed.

This study plans to learn more about how to increase postpartum weight loss and how to decrease risk factors for postpartum women at increased risk for diabetes and heart disease. The program is delivered using a mobile application (app) and a lifestyle coach. This mobile application is developed for women ...

The main of the Project is to determine if dietary supplementation intake of probiotics are associated with a decreased risk of spontaneous preterm delivery and preeclampsia in a randomized Clinical trial. Investigators also want to further investigate the relationship between intake of probiotics and the degree of inflammation in different ...

Feasibility Trial of Losartan to Correct Abnormal Circadian Blood Pressure. Cohort participants (below) identified with in-clinic hypertension and abnormal nocturnal dipping on 24 hour ABPM will be asked to participate in a feasibility trial of losartan. Participants will be offered a consultation with Pediatric Nephrology prior to study enrollment. Participants ...

Hypertensive disease in pregnancy is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. This condition is responsible for about 12% of the maternal deaths in the United States. Currently, if pregnant patients present with severe hypertension they are either given IV labetalol, IV hydralazine of nifedipine based on individual provider ...

Background Multiple adaptations at the cardiovascular system occurs during pregnancy. In the pregnancy condition pre-eclampsia (PE), this adaptations are abnormal. Five to eight percent of all pregnant women worldwide will develop PE. PE is a pregnancy condition which is characterized with a high blood pressure (>140/90 mm Hg) and the ...