The German ADPKD Tolvaptan Treatment Registry is a Prospective, Observational, Multicentric Study of Patients Suffering From ADPKD That Are Considered for Tolvaptan Treatment.

A substantial number of ADPKD patients treated in our center or referred to our center for counseling are considered eligible for tolvaptan treatment and, thus, will be invited to enter the registry. Furthermore, many patients with ADPKD are treated by nephrologists in practices. We operate a network with many of these practices and will expand this network. Patients can be enrolled - after having obtained approval by the local ethics committee - at external sites (expected number: about 500 patients per year). We are also closely liaised with the German self-help group PKDCure (PKD Familiaere Zystennieren e.V.), which is dedicated to ADPKD-linked research. Recruitment of patients will be facilitated by intensified interacting with these groups. Usually, patients that are referred to our institution for evaluation or counseling are regularly seen once a year. No additional trial-related visits in our institution will be required which is in line with the observational nature of the trial. However, data recording is not restricted to parameters assessed at our center but does include also parameters assessed by the treating physician.

SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) that include further diagnostic tests like MRI are applied routinely in ADPKD patient management in our institution. The data obtained from these tests will be entered in the registry.

At enrolment, clinical, laboratory data and imaging study findings are collected after obtaining informed consent. The parameters listed below constitute the core data set, additional parameters can be included if considered essential.

Clinical data:

• demographic data (sex, age, height, weight)
• family history
• genotype (if available)
• extrarenal ADPKD manifestations
• co-morbidities
• medication
• physical examination
• blood pressure
• no. of extrarenal and renal complications in the past 12 months (urinary tract infections, pain episodes, macrohematuria, kidney stones, hospital admissions, ...)