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KNOW-Ped CKD (KoreaN cohort study for outcomes in patients with pediatric CKD): Design and methods
- Issue Date
- 2016-03-25
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Citation
- BMC Nephrology, 17(1):35
- Keywords
- Chronic kidney disease ; Cohort study ; Design ; Prognostic factor ; Asian children
- Description
- This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
- Abstract
- Background
The global prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing. In children, CKD exhibits unique etiologies and can have serious impacts on childrens growth and development. Therefore, an aggressive approach to preventing the progression of CKD and its complications is imperative. To improve the understanding and management of Asian pediatric patients with CKD, we designed and launched KNOW-Ped CKD (KoreaN cohort study for Outcome in patients With Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease), a nationwide, prospective, and observational cohort study of pediatric CKD with funding from the Korean government.
Methods/design
From seven major centers, 450 patients <20years of age with CKD stages I to V are recruited for the comprehensive assessment of clinical findings, structured follow-up, and bio-specimen collection. The primary endpoints include CKD progression, defined as a decline of estimated glomerular filtration rate by 50%, and a requirement for renal replacement therapy or death. The secondary outcomes include the development of left ventricular hypertrophy or hypertension, impairment of growth, neuropsychological status, behavioral status, kidney growth, and quality of life.
Discussion
With this study, we expect to obtain more information on pediatric CKD, which can be translated to better management for the patients.
Trial registration
NCT02165878(ClinicalTrials.gov), submitted on June 11, 2014.
- Language
- English
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