ARDAC Second Phase Study : Antecedents Of Renal Disease In Aboriginal Children And Young Adults
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$86,570.00
Summary
Kidney disease is over-represented within Indigenous communities across Australia. Through screening 2000 participants, aged between 10 and 20 years of age, for risk factors of kidney disease this study will establish the number of young Indigenous people within NSW who show risk factors for kidney disease and add significant information to the natural history of chronic kidney disease. It is a follow on from the successful first phase study.
Sympathetic Nervous System Inhibition For The Treatment Of Diabetic Nephropathy
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$455,365.00
Summary
One of the commonest consequences of diabetes is the development of renal impairment, in the worst case scenario resulting in renal failure reuqiring renal replacement therapy. We aim to test a novel therapeutic strategy based on inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system to halt progression of renal failure and to improve outcomes in patients with this condition.