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Renal Arterial Spin Labelling in chronic Kidney disease

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Renal, Kidney perfusion, Magnetic resonance imaging
Urological and Genital Diseases
Chronic kidney disease
Registration Number
ISRCTN12301736
Lead Sponsor
HS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (UK)
Brief Summary

1. 2016 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27362585 (added 22/01/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged over 18 years
2. Written informed consent
3. CKD - people with chronic kidney disease stages 3 - 5, with an eGFR 15-30ml/min
4. LKD - people being assessed to act as live kidney donors
5. RVD - people with renovascular disease documented on imaging and after assessment by a nephrologist

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known liver disease (alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis, cirrhosis)
2. Known HIV infection
3. Known recreational drug or alcohol abuse
4. Clinical signs of acute infection
5. Known pregnancy
6. Women of childbearing age are who are at risk of pregnancy
7. Metal prosthesis contraindicating MRI
8. Claustrophobia contraindicating MRI

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in renal perfusion by ASL MRI, measured after saline and then after ascorbic acid
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Biomarkers of oxidative stress both measured after saline and then after ascorbic acid<br> 1. Total antioxidant capacity measured by colorimetric assay<br> 2. Rate of reactive oxygen species generation measured by electron paramagnetic resonance<br>
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