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The Efficacy of Native Kidney Biopsy by Cranial versus Caudal Direction.

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Active kidney disease that need further investigation by kidney biopsy.
kidney biopsy
cephalic direction
caudal direction
Registration Number
TCTR20170706001
Lead Sponsor
Research Facilitation Division, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital.
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Participant is sent for kidney biopsy due to indication:
glomerulonephritis
nephrotic syndrome
rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
unexplained cause of acute kidney injury
unexplained cause of proteinuria
follow up after treatment

Exclusion Criteria

1. Serum creatinine > 3.5 mg/dL (duration > 3 months)
2. Kidney size by ultrasound is below than 8 centimeters in length, 3.5 centimeters in width or cortex thickness below 0.8 centimeters.
3. Prothrombin time (PT) > 13.5 seconds,activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) > 40 seconds or international normalization ratio (INR) ≥ 1.5
4. Platelet ≤ 100,000/uL
5. Current medication: Aspirin, clopidogrel, warfarin, heparin, LMWH, direct thrombin inhibitor
6. concomitant disease: acquired or congenital platelet dysfunction, bleeding disorder.
ึ7. Kidney transplant status.
8. systolic blood pressure > 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >110 mmHg
9. Body Mass Index > 35 kg/m2
10.Pregnant
11.Active infection (7 days)
12.skin and soft tissue infection locate at biopsy area.
13.Single kidney participant
14.Hemoglobin < 8 g/dL
15.Structural abnormality of kidney
16.un-cooporate participant
17. deny consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
number of glomeruli immediately pathology reports
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
adequacy of kidney tissue. immediately pathology report,complication (hematuria&#44; perinephric hematoma and obstructive uropathy) 24 hours ultrasound evaluation and clinical evaluation
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