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Study to Develop a Breath Analyser to Detect Chronic Kidney Disease

Conditions
Kidney Diseases
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: breath
Registration Number
NCT03303222
Lead Sponsor
University College, London
Brief Summary

Measure trimethylamine oxide in the breath.

Detailed Description

Organic compounds such as trimethylamine oxide (TMAO) accumulate in the blood of patients with kidney disease, and volatile compounds such as TMAO can be detected in the breath.

The investigators wish to develop a breath analyser to measure volatile compounds, such as TMAO in the breath in patients with kidney disease.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients with kidney disease under the care of Royal Free Hospital
Exclusion Criteria
  • patients unable to provide informed consent
  • patients unable to exhale into breath analyser

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
patients with chronic kidney diseasebreathpatients with chronic kidney disease not treated by dialysis
patients on dialysisbreathpatients with kidney disease treated by dialysis
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
measurement of breath TMAO3 years

measurement of breath TMAO by breath analyser

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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