Effect of Statin Therapy on Disease Progression in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the medication pravastatin will ameliorate renal and cardiovascular disease over a 3-year period in children and young adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).

Timeline

Start

2006-11

Primary completion

2012-10

Completion

2012-10

Publications

• Background Schrier RW. Optimal care of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients. Nephrology (Carlton). 2006 Apr;11(2):124-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2006.00535.x.
• Background Shamshirsaz AA, Reza Bekheirnia M, Kamgar M, Johnson AM, McFann K, Cadnapaphornchai M, Nobakhthaghighi N, Schrier RW. Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease in infancy and childhood: progression and outcome. Kidney Int. 2005 Nov;68(5):2218-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00678.x.
• Background Taylor M, Johnson AM, Tison M, Fain P, Schrier RW. Earlier diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: importance of family history and implications for cardiovascular and renal complications. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005 Sep;46(3):415-23. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.05.029.
• Background Cadnapaphornchai MA, Fick-Brosnahan GM, Duley I, Johnson AM, Strain JD, DeGroff CG, Schrier RW. Design and baseline characteristics of participants in the study of antihypertensive therapy in children and adolescents with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Contemp Clin Trials. 2005 Apr;26(2):211-22. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2005.01.001.
• Background Fick-Brosnahan GM, Belz MM, McFann KK, Johnson AM, Schrier RW. Relationship between renal volume growth and renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a longitudinal study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2002 Jun;39(6):1127-34. doi: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.33379.
• Background Kelleher CL, McFann KK, Johnson AM, Schrier RW. Characteristics of hypertension in young adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease compared with the general U.S. population. Am J Hypertens. 2004 Nov;17(11 Pt 1):1029-34. doi: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.06.020.
• St Pierre K, Cashmore BA, Bolignano D, Zoccali C, Ruospo M, Craig JC, Strippoli GF, Mallett AJ, Green SC, Tunnicliffe DJ. Interventions for preventing the progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Oct 2;10(10):CD010294. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010294.pub3.

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