CKiD Cardiovascular Testing Travel Supplement
Funded at Children's Mercy Hosp (Kansas City, Mo) · NIH-11519388 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A funding opportunity to help adolescents and young adults with CKD travel to sites where important heart and blood-vessel tests can be done, with a parent accompanying them.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Children's Mercy Hosp (Kansas City, Mo) NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Kansas City, United States) |
| Project start | September 30, 2003 |
| Project end | July 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $95,671 |
| NIH project number | 3U01DK066143-24S3 |
| Project ID | NIH-11519388 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
CKD patients aged late adolescence to young adulthood (approximately 16 years and older) who need cardiovascular assessments not available at their local site.
✕Less likely to help
Patients whose local sites already provide all required cardiovascular tests may not directly benefit from travel funding.
What this research studies
If you or your child has CKD and is in adolescence or young adulthood, this grant helps cover travel so you can get comprehensive cardiovascular tests that some sites can’t currently provide. The testing includes blood pressure monitoring, heart imaging, heart rhythm checks, fitness assessments, and a blood biomarker test to understand cardiovascular risk. The goal is to map how heart and bone health issues develop in late adolescence and after the transition to adult care, and to identify factors linked to kidney function decline. This is about enabling more complete data collection across multiple sites to improve future care.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: It could lead to better understanding and prevention of cardiovascular problems in teens and young adults with CKD, guiding more personalized care.
How similar studies have gone: Other multi-site CKD studies have shown that gathering comprehensive cardiovascular data improves understanding of risk and informs care.
Where this research is happening
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Children's Mercy Hosp (Kansas City, Mo)
Kansas City, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Warady, Bradley Alan — Children's Mercy Hosp (Kansas City, Mo)
- Study coordinator: Warady, Bradley Alan
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.