Elderly kidney Patients' blood vessels under the microscope
NCT ID NCT07430982
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study examined blood vessel function in 101 elderly patients (65 and older) with chronic kidney disease who were not on dialysis. Researchers used ultrasound and other non-invasive tests to measure blood vessel health and looked for links to certain blood markers. The goal was to better understand cardiovascular risk in this population.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help doctors better identify cardiovascular risk in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures health markers and does not test any therapy, so it cannot directly improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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101 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with CKD who are not receiving RRT and those aged 65 and over Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 65 years of age * history of coronary artery disease * history of peripheral artery disease * atrial fibrillation * heart failure * active immunosuppressive use * active infection * history of active malignancy * history of cerebrovascular event (ischemic/hemorrhagic) * Raynaud's phenomenon * renal transplant patients
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mugla Sitki Kocman University
Muğla, Muğla, 48000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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