The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemia on Follow up of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (COVID19-CKD)

Uşak University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Diseases; Proteinuria; Covid19

Treatments: Other: change in kidney function and proteinuria

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04874753

UsakU4

Details and patient eligibility

About

COVID-19 pandemic affected the admission of patients to the hospital especially the older patients (> 65 years old) because of curfews and the reluctance of patients to apply to the hospitals. Chronic kidney disease is characterized with the progressive loss of kidney function over the time and regular follow-up of patients for their kidney function and treatment of complications is recommended in these patients.

Full description

The chronis kidney disease patients followed in Nephrology outpatient unit are going to be enrolled in the study and their kidney functions (calculated with the mdrd formula to asses the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)) will be evaluated 6 months before and after the COVID-19 pandemia. And the rate of initiation of renal replacement therapies and the change in proteinuria will be evaluated 6 months before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with chronic kidney disease on regular follow-up for 6 months before the COVID19 pandemic.

Exclusion criteria

• patients without chronic kidney disease
• patients not on routine follow-up for 6 months before the COVID19 pandemic