Long-term tracking of kidney health and heart outcomes at Kaiser/UCSF
Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Clinical Center
This project follows adults with chronic kidney disease over time to track changes in kidney function and related heart health problems.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Oakland, UNITED STATES) |
| Project ID | NIH-11127720 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, the CRIC network follows you over many years with regular check-ins, health record reviews, and collection of blood, urine, and other samples. The project combines visits at participating clinical centers (including Kaiser Permanente Northern California/UCSF) with remote data collection tools so you can stay involved without frequent travel. Researchers use the measurements and stored biospecimens to map kidney function changes and different types of heart-related events across a large group of adults with CKD. Phase 5 will organize the existing data and samples to support new analyses and future participant follow-up.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults with chronic kidney disease who are willing to provide medical information and biological samples and to take part in long-term follow-up are the ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People without chronic kidney disease or those already on dialysis or with a kidney transplant are unlikely to be eligible or benefit from this cohort.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could help doctors predict who is most likely to get worse and guide treatments to prevent kidney failure and heart complications.
How similar studies have performed: Large long-term cohort efforts like CRIC have a strong track record of producing useful findings that link CKD progression with cardiovascular risk.
Where this research is happening
Oakland, UNITED STATES
- Kaiser Foundation Research Institute — Oakland, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Go, Alan S — Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
- Study coordinator: Go, Alan S
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 below.