Diabetes insipidus

This study tests whether a daily dose of alpha lipoic acid, an antioxidant supplement, can lower the risk of heart problems in 50 children who are on regular hemodialysis. Participants will either take the supplement or a placebo pill for a period, and researchers will monitor fo…

This study looks at the best time to add the drug vasopressin for people with septic shock—a life-threatening drop in blood pressure from infection. About 2,050 adults will be treated using either an earlier or later threshold for starting vasopressin. The goal is to see which ap…

This study tests whether dapagliflozin, a drug used in adults for diabetes and kidney protection, can reduce protein leakage in the urine of children with chronic kidney disease. Ten children aged 4 to 18 with persistent proteinuria despite standard therapy will take the drug, an…

This study is investigating whether a substance called copeptin, which is a stable marker of the hormone vasopressin, is linked to blood pressure changes that happen during hemodialysis. Researchers will measure copeptin levels in routine blood samples from 71 adults on chronic d…

This study gathers MRI, CT, and ultrasound images from 300 adults—some healthy, some with kidney or brain disease—to build a collection for future not-for-profit research. No new treatments are being tested; the goal is to make medical images available to scientists for advancing…