Active Grants

Csaba P Kovesdy, MD

I01CX002382-01A1  Kovesdy  10/2022 – 09/2027
Dept. of VA, HSR&D

Incremental Hemodialysis for Veterans in the First Year of Dialysis (IncHVets): A Pragmatic, Multi-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial

This randomized controlled trial examines the effect of twice weekly vs. thrice weekly hemodialysis in incident dialysis patients.

Keiichi Sumida, MD, MPH, PhD

R01DK125586   Sumida   07/1/2020 – 02/28/2025 
NIH/NIDDK 

Circulating microbiome and premature mortality in hemodialysis patients

The goal of this project is to characterize the circulating microbiome in ESRD and to investigate its associations with premature mortality.

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Keiichi Sumida, MD, MPH, PhD

R01DK135942   Sumida, Kovesdy, Datta (MPI)   08/11/2023 – 07/31/2026 

NIH/NIDDK 

Clinical, Biochemical, and Microbiological Effects of Constipation Treatment in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Pilot Feasibility Trial

The goal of this project is to test the feasibility of delivering an intervention with constipation treatment and determine its effects on changes in clinical, biochemical, and microbiological parameters in patients with CKD and constipation.