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RESEARCH & INNOVATION
transforming pediatric health care
Nephrology
Case study: siRNA therapy enables kidney-only transplant in child with rare PH1
Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is a rare genetic disorder that causes excess oxalate, leading to kidney failure and systemic damage. While liver transplant is the only cure, FDA-approved therapies are making kidney-only transplants a viable option.
Nephrology, +1 more
How a historic pediatric heart-liver transplant illustrates the benefits of machine perfusion
Children’s Health Solid Organ Transplant Center is among a select few in the nation using machine perfusion to perform heart and liver transplants. Our transplant experts share insights into this innovative technology.
Nephrology
Quality improvements in pediatric dialysis care
Children’s Health spearheaded a new standard of care to improve outcomes for pediatric dialysis patients.
Nephrology
How Glofil tests and DEXA scans help improve outcomes and care for children
Glofil tests and DEXA scans are typically conducted by the radiology department. We house them together in our nephrology department, where experts help referring physicians understand and act on results.
Nephrology
Psychosocial effects of long-term dialysis
Children’s Health℠ has one of the world's largest pediatric hemodialysis centers, and we have a comprehensive approach to helping children cope with psychosocial impacts.
Nephrology
Could Understanding How the Stroma Regulates Kidney Development Lead To New Therapies For Kidney Disease?
When UT Southwestern researchers discovered that the stroma plays a key role in kidney development, it marked important progress toward understanding one of the body’s most complicated organs.
Nephrology
Treating pediatric kidney stones: Overcoming obstacles and ambiguity
At Children’s Health, nephrologists, urologists and others work together to solve the mysteries of why some kids form kidney stones and how best to treat them.
Nephrology
Bringing acute care nephrology services to the NICU
See how the Nephrology and Neonatology Departments at Children’s Health partnered to offer advanced renal therapies for newborns and infants in the NICU.
Nephrology
A Phase 3 Open-label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of Chronocort in the Treatment of Participants Aged 16 Years and Over with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.
A Phase 3 Open-label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of Chronocort in the Treatment of Participants Aged 16 Years and Over with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.
Nephrology
NCT04741646
To assess the effects of therapy with FC on iFGF23 levels
Nephrology
PROMPT BOLUS (PRagMatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced vs nOrmaL Saline FlUid in Sepsis)
PRoMPT BOLUS is a clinical trial to compare two IV fluid treatments for pediatric sepsis.
Nephrology
NCT04064827
This study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of paricalcitol oral solution in pediatric participants of ages 0 to 9 years with SHPT associated with stage 5 CKD receiving Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) or Hemodialysis (HD).