UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Basic information
Official scientific title of the study	Significance of autophagy and autophagy-related proteins in podocytes in patients with nephrotic syndrome
Title of the study (Brief title)	Significance of autophagy and autophagy-related proteins in podocytes in patients with nephrotic syndrome
Region	Japan

Condition
Condition	Glomerular diseases
Classification by specialty	Nephrology
Classification by malignancy	Others
Genomic information	NO

Objectives
Narrative objectives1	This study aimed to elucidate the morphological evidence of autophagy, the expression of autophagy-related proteins, and their association with the clinical parameters in human glomerular diseases.
Basic objectives2	Bio-equivalence
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Developmental phase

Assessment
Primary outcomes	the morphological evidence of autophagy and the expression of autophagy-related proteins
Key secondary outcomes

Base
Study type	Observational

Study design
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Intervention
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Eligibility
Age-lower limit	Not applicable
Age-upper limit	Not applicable
Gender	Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria	Inpatients
Key exclusion criteria	None
Target sample size	100

Research contact person
Name of lead principal investigator	Hitoshi Sugiyama
Organization	Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Division name	Center for Chronic Kidney Disease and Peritoneal Dialysis
Address	2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama
TEL	086-235-7235
Email	hitoshis@md.okayama-u.ac.jp

Public contact
Name of contact person	Ayu Akiyama
Organization	Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Division name	Department of Medicine and Clinical Science
Address	2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama
TEL	086-235-7235
Homepage URL
Email	ayu8823@mx31.tiki.ne.jp

Sponsor
Institute	Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Funding Source
Organization	None
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Category of Funding Organization	Self funding
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Secondary IDs
Secondary IDs	NO
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IND to MHLW

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Other administrative information
Date of disclosure of the study information	2014 Year 03 Month 12 Day

Progress
Recruitment status	Completed
Date of protocol fixation	2011 Year 03 Month 25 Day
Anticipated trial start date	2011 Year 04 Month 01 Day
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Related information
URL releasing protocol
Publication of results	Unpublished
URL releasing results
Results
Other related information	The subjects in this study were 126 patients (55 males, 71 females) admitted to the Renal Unit of Okayama University Hospital and underwent renal biopsies. The relationships between the expression of autophagic vacuoles and the clinical parameters were determined.

Management information
Registered date	2014 Year 03 Month 12 Day
Last modified on	2018 Year 09 Month 14 Day

Link to view the page
URL(English)	https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000015637