Develop biomarkers of kidney fibrosis, inflammation, glomerular funct.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Establish novel non-invasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging kidney biomarkers that may assess the degree of inflammation and / or fibrosis. If successful may lead to possibly replacing invasive tests such as biopsy and / or glomerular filtration rate
IRAS ID
217117
Contact name
Chris Clark
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
UCL GOSH Institute of Child Health
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 1 months, 26 days
Research summary
Can results obtained from imaging using Magnetic Resonance be used as bio-markers to assess the degree of inflammation, fibrosis and replace some or all of the invasive tests of kidney function, especially biopsy and / or the filtration function of the kidney. In the longer term these bio-markers may identify which patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) will go into end stage renal failure and so require a kidney transplant or dialysis?
REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/1800
Date of REC Opinion
18 Jan 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion