Lipid Lowering Agents to Limit Lipid Oxidation and Activation of Clotting System in Nephrotic Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to learn if using statin in patients with nephrotic syndrome could lower the risk of blood clots. Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms that occur when the glomeruli -the tiny filters that work in the kidney- leak protein in the urine.

One of the symptoms associated with nephrotic syndrome is hyperlipidemia: too much bad cholesterol (LDL). This bad cholesterol could be linked to the increased risk of blood clots in patients with nephrotic syndrome. The study doctors would like to see if taking a statin drug to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol could reduce the risk of blood clots.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Collaborator: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Treatments: Hypolipidemic Agents; Pravastatin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:• Prevalent or incident patients of either sex, ages 18-70, with Membranous Nephropathy (MN) , Focal Segmental GlomeruloSclerosis (FSGS), or Minimal Change Disease (MCD).

• Proteinuria ≥ 3.0 g/day by 24hr urine collection or urine protein/creatinine ratio ≥ 2.

• Hyperlipidemia as defined by fasting or direct LDL ≥ 150 mg/dl. -

Exclusion Criteria:Inability or unwillingness to comply with the study protocol and follow-up visits.

Patients unable to provide written consent will be excluded.

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