Plain-English translation of NCT01802034 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
RENAL AID is a research database that collects blood, urine, and tissue samples from people with kidney diseases—including diabetes-related kidney damage, lupus affecting the kidneys, and other inflammatory kidney conditions. Researchers will store and study these samples alongside your medical information to discover new patterns and connections that could lead to better ways of diagnosing and treating kidney disease in the future.
Currently, kidney disease diagnosis often requires invasive biopsies, and doctors don't fully understand all the factors that determine how kidney disease progresses or how well treatments work. This research aims to find non-invasive markers in blood and urine that could predict kidney disease patterns, potentially allowing doctors to diagnose and monitor kidney problems without needing a biopsy.
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If you have a kidney biopsy as part of your medical care, you'll be asked to donate extra tissue and provide blood and urine samples. You'll have visits every 3 months for the first year, then once a year after that. If you have had a kidney biopsy in the past or have diabetes with kidney disease without a biopsy, you'll be asked to come in once a year to provide blood and urine samples. All samples and your medical information will be stored in the RENAL AID database for researchers to study over time.
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United States
Sponsor
The Rogosin Institute
Collaborators
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Enrollment target
~2,000 participants
Started
February 2013
Primary completion
August 2028
Age range
18 Years and older
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in April 2025.
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Central contact
Nelson Chen, M.A.
The Rogosin Institute
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