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Kidney Fibrosis and MRI

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Kidney Diseases
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Kidney MRI
Registration Number
NCT03964948
Lead Sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Brief Summary

The investigators plan a prospective cross-sectional study of pediatric and adult healthy volunteers and patients with chronic kidney disease that will correlate a variety of quantitative MRI biomarkers with severity of renal insufficiency and available histopathology. Over 3 years, the investigators will recruit approximately 20 healthy volunteers, 20 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 2-5, and 20 patients with renal transplant kidneys. The investigators also plan to assess the effect of inflammation on the quantitative MRI biomarkers by recruiting approximately 20 additional patients with active lupus nephritis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
37
Inclusion Criteria

Subjects who meet all of the following criteria will be eligible for the study:

  1. ≥ 10 and ≤ 25 years of age and;
  2. Kidney transplant patients, who have had a recent kidney biopsy (within 1 year) that shows interstitial fibrosis OR
  3. Patients with CKD Stage 2-5 who have previously had a biopsy (within 1 year) OR
  4. Lupus patients with active nephritis who will undergo biopsy evaluation before and after induction therapy OR
  5. Healthy Controls
Exclusion Criteria

Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:

  1. Known contraindication to MR imaging (e.g., implanted non-MRI compatible device)
  2. Known or suspected pregnancy. Female subjects of child bearing potential will undergo a urine pregnancy test prior to imaging.
  3. Inability to undergo MRI without sedation/anesthesia.
  4. Non-English Speaking

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Stage 2-5 CKDKidney MRI20 subjects that have been diagnosed with stage 2-5 CKD and have had a biopsy performed within the past 12 months will be enrolled. They will receive a kidney MRI and will have blood and urine collected.
Healthy VolunteersKidney MRI20 healthy volunteers will be recruited and will receive a kidney MRI and the same blood and urine labs that are collected for the other arms. Results will be compared to the disease groups.
Kidney TransplantKidney MRI20 subjects that have received a kidney transplant that have had a biopsy performed within the past 12 months will be enrolled. They will receive a kidney MRI and will have blood and urine collected.
Lupus nephritisKidney MRI20 subjects that have that have active lupus nephritis and have had a biopsy performed within the past 12 months will be enrolled. They will receive a kidney MRI and will have blood and urine collected. Subjects that are post-lupus treatment will receive an additional MRI at the time of the next biopsy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Development of noninvasive MRI methods to measure kidney disease using T1rho mapping.3 years
Development of noninvasive MRI methods to measure kidney disease using T2 mapping.3 years
Development of noninvasive MRI methods to measure kidney disease using magnetization transfer imaging.3 years
Development of noninvasive MRI methods to measure kidney disease using MR elastography.3 years
Development of noninvasive MRI methods to measure kidney disease using quantitative T1 mapping.3 years
Development of noninvasive MRI methods to measure kidney disease using diffusion-weighted imaging.3 years

Intra-voxel incoherent motion and diffusion tensor imagining will be measured.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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