https://pittplusme.org/study/626
Low Vitamin D and Kidney Disease
We're sorry. This study is closed and no longer recruiting participants.
STUDY BASICS
If you have chronic kidney disease, you may be able to take part in a research study to see if a low vitamin D level has any effect on the way our bodies break down medications. Compensation provided.
STUDY PURPOSE
The goal of this research study is to make drug therapies safer and more effective for patients with chronic kidney disease.COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
- Ages 18-75
- Not on dialysis
- Have not had an organ transplant
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
Two 12-hour inpatient visits and 11 outpatient visits.IRB: STUDY19020245A
- Drug metabolizing enzyme and transporter function in chronic kidney disease
AGE:
18 - 75
DURATION:
6 months
VISITS:
2 inpatient visits and 11 outpatient visits
LOCATION:
Oakland
COMPENSATION:
Up to $420
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MEET THE RESEARCHER
Thomas Nolin
Thomas Nolin, PharmD, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Pharmacy. He spent several years working at the Maine Medical Center, where he specialized in nephrology (the treatment of the kidneys) and transplantation. He then moved to Pittsburgh, where he received a PharmD and PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Nolin's research focuses on drug metabolism (how medications are absorbed by the body) and pharmacokinetics (how the body processes medications).