Tracking kidney health from childhood into young adulthood
Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD V)
This project follows children and teens with chronic kidney disease to learn how kidney function and heart health change as they grow into young adults.
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 ID | NIH-11379172 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, the team will continue following children already in the CKiD group and recruit teens aged about 14–17 to follow as they become young adults. Vitals and blood tests can be collected at home through national lab contractors, and health information will also be pulled from medical records between visits. You will be able to enter information online or by phone using secure tools, and the study will combine clinical data with social factors. Researchers will use statistical and machine-learning methods to find which markers and life circumstances are linked to faster kidney decline and heart problems.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease—especially teens about 14–17 years old for new enrollment and prior CKiD participants continuing into young adulthood.
Not a fit: People without chronic kidney disease or those who cannot participate in remote lab visits, provide medical record access, or commit to long-term follow-up are unlikely to gain direct benefit from joining.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help predict which young people are at higher risk of faster kidney decline and guide earlier steps to protect kidney and heart health.
How similar studies have performed: Earlier phases of the CKiD cohort and other pediatric CKD cohorts have produced useful findings about risk factors, while applying machine-learning to predict individual progression is a newer but promising approach.
Where this research is happening
Kansas City, United States
- 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
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.