AUSSPRINT:Australian study of the effects of strict potassium restriction on neuropathy in chronic kidney disease.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/630425

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Patients with chronic kidney disease, when compared to healthy controls, are weaker, less active and have reduced exercise capacity. These physical limitations have in turn been linked to low quality of life and higher mortality rates. Studies have shown that high blood levels of potassium may cause nerve damage in chronic kidney disease patients.This study explores the benefits of strict potassium restriction as a means of reducing neuropathy rates in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $252,653.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

axonal physiology | chronic kidney disease | clinical neurophysiology | nerve excitability | neuropathic pain | peripheral neuropathy | uraemic neuropathy

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