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Evaluation of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease and Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC), July 2008
Sponsored by: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Information provided by: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00068224
  Purpose

This study will evaluate patients with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) and congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) and other related disorders (ciliopathies). People with ARPKD develop kidney cysts and eventually kidney failure, symptoms may include hypertension (high blood pressure), poor growth, and urinary infections. CHF is a specific type of liver disease associated with ARPKD. It involves fibrosis, or scarring, of the liver, which can lead to life-threatening complications, including internal bleeding of enlarged blood vessels called varices in the esophagus (food pipe). The goal of the study is to better understand the medical complications of these disorders and identify characteristics that can help in the design of new treatments.


Condition
Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis
Caroli's Disease
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Joubert Syndrome
Cerebro-Oculo-Renal Syndromes
COACH Syndrome
Senior-Loken Syndrome
Dekaban-Arima Syndrome
Cogan Oculomotor Apraxia
Nephronophthisis
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Alstrom Syndrome
Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome

Genetics Home Reference related topics: Alström syndrome Baller-Gerold syndrome Crouzon syndrome L1 syndrome Lowe syndrome polycystic kidney disease
MedlinePlus related topics: Liver Diseases
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Clinical Investigations Into the Kidney and Liver Disease in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease/Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis and Other Ciliopathies

Further study details as provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Estimated Enrollment: 300
Study Start Date: September 2003
Detailed Description:

Human disorders caused by defects of the cilia and/or centrosome (ciliopathies) are a group of distinct syndromes with overlapping features. Human ciliopathies include polycystic kidney diseases (PKD), nephronophthisis (PKD), Joubert (JS) and related cerebello-oculo-renal syndromes (CORS), Bardet-Biedl (BBS), Meckel-Gruber (MGS), Oral-Facial-Digital (OFD), and Alstrom syndromes(AS). Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), the most common pediatric ciliopathy, is characterized by cystic degeneration of the kidneys and congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) of the liver. JS is characterized by a distinctive cerebellar and brainstem malformation (molar tooth sign), developmental delays, episodic hyperpnea/apnea and atypical eye movements. Other features identified in JS/CORS patients include retinal dystrophy, renal disease, CHF, ocular colobomas, occipital encephalocele, and polydactyly. BBS is characterized by retinal dystrophy, truncal obesity, postaxial polydactyly, cognitive impairment, male hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism, female genitourinary malformations, and renal dysfunction. AS is characterized by retinal dystrophy, obesity, progressive sensorineural hearing impairment, dilated cardiomyopathy, the insulin resistance .syndrome, developmental delay and renal and hepatic disease. OFD-I is characterized, by polycystic kidney disease, facial dysmorphism, and oral, digital and brain anomalies including cerebellar agenesis with or without Dandy-Walker malformation. Although at least a subset of the patients with JS/CORS, BBS, OFD, and AS are known to have significant kidney and liver involvement, the characteristics of kidney and liver disease in these syndromes are poorly defined mostly because of the limited data available only from retrospective reports. In this protocol, we will clinically evaluate up to 300 children and adults with ARPKD/CHF and other rare ciliopathies with special emphasis on delineating the kidney and liver involvement. We will perform mutation analysis of the related genes when needed. Routine admissions will last 4-5 days and will occur approximately every 12 months. This protocol will provide longitudinal information regarding progression of renal and hepatic disease in a large cohort of patients, and will elucidate genotype-phenotype correlations. The protocol will also allow the investigators to acquire sufficient expertise in ARPKD to design therapeutic interventions in the future.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   6 Months to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria
  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

This protocol will enroll children and adults who carry a clinical diagnosis of ARPKD, CHF, JS/CORS, BBS, OFD or AS and who has either PKD/NP spectrum of changes in the kidneys or CHF/Caroli's syndrome of the liver. This might rarely include adults who are unable to give informed consent.

Among patients who have received a kidney or liver allograft, those with stable graft function and without severe transplant-related complications are eligible for enrollment. Patients and their parents/legal guardians must be willing to come to the NIH Clinical Center for admission annually.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Infants under 6 months of age.

Medically fragile patients who require frequent hospitalizations due to complications of end-stage renal disease (uncontrolled hypertension, severe electrolyte imbalances) or hepatic disease (current variceal bleeding, overt encephalopathy, intractable recurrent cholangitis).

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00068224

Contacts
Contact: Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office (800) 411-1222 prpl@mail.cc.nih.gov
Contact: TTY 1-866-411-1010

Locations
United States, Maryland
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike Recruiting
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
Sponsors and Collaborators
  More Information

NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web Page  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:
Study ID Numbers: 030264, 03-HG-0264
Study First Received: September 10, 2003
Last Updated: August 19, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00068224  
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Caroli's Syndrome
Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis
Ductal Plate Malformation
Ciliopathy
Polycystic Kidney
Polycystic Liver
Nephronophthisis
Cerebral Vermis Hypoplasia
Molar Tooth Sign
Dandy-Walker Malformation
Retinopathy
Situs Inversus
Heterotaxia
Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
ARPKD
Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis
Kidney
Liver

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Chromosomal abnormalities
Caroli disease
Liver Diseases
Arima syndrome
Liver Cirrhosis
Apraxia
Brain Diseases
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Polycystic kidney disease, infantile type
Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Apraxias
Kidney Diseases
Caroli Disease
Oculocerebrorenal syndrome
Hypothalamic Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome
Kidney Diseases, Cystic
Consciousness Disorders
Polycystic Kidney Diseases
Lowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome
Situs Inversus
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Recessive
Congenital hepatic fibrosis
Bile Duct Diseases
Metabolic disorder
Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Fibrosis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Disease
Pathologic Processes
Amino Acid Transport Disorders, Inborn
Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases
Sex Chromosome Disorders
Renal Tubular Transport, Inborn Errors
Dysostoses
Choledochal Cyst

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009