KIDney Injury in Times of COVID-19 (KIDCOV)

NCT ID: NCT04705766

Last Updated: 2025-07-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

2000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-01

Study Completion Date

2027-03-31

Brief Summary

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There is an unmet need to evaluate the impact of sub-clinical/mild COVID19 disease in the outpatient setting on prevalent and incident renal injury, as this data is currently unavailable. To capture the diversity of race/ethnic risk and COVID19 related municipal shelter-in-place guidance, the investigators will enroll COVID19-negative and COVID19-positive samples balanced by race/ethnicity from 3 different states, California, Michigan, and Illinois. Study endpoints will be assayed from urine samples mailed to the study team at 2, 6, and 12 months after their date of PCR test, with no requirement for these individuals to leave their homes to participate.

Detailed Description

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KIDCOV is a longitudinal cohort study that will prospectively follow cohorts of COVID19-negative and COVID19-positive adults for episodes of kidney injury over a 12-months period. Study candidates will be identified via site-specific electronic medical records (EMR) at seven academic medical centers in the U.S. within 4 weeks of a PCR-based test for SARS-Cov2. Screen-positive individuals will be contacted by email or text and invited to complete an online consent form documenting their willingness to participate. Participation will involve completion of questionnaires and return of urine samples in mailed collection kits at 2, 6, and 12 months after their date of PCR test. The primary endpoint will be the urine-based KIT Score, based on the composite measurement of multiple DNA, protein and metabolite urinary biomarkers (reference). Secondary endpoints include NGAL and KIM-1 urinary biomarkers for kidney injury assessment.

Early detection of new or worsening kidney injury is urgently needed in order to implement preventative measures and target therapeutics that can minimize excess post-COVID19 kidney damage. A complete and standardized understanding of the trajectory and risk factors for kidney injury associated with COVID19+ disease is critical to informing the design and implementation of preventative and therapeutic strategies for COVID19-mediated kidney injury.

Conditions

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SARS-CoV Infection Covid19 Corona Virus Infection Acute Kidney Injury Kidney Injury

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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COVID-19 Negative

Control group to measure progression of AKI/kidney injury overtime

Urine Collection

Intervention Type OTHER

A urine collection kit will be mailed to subjects' residence at 3 different timepoints over the course of 1 year to be returned to study team, upon which KIT score and other biomarkers will be assessed as outlined in the study design.

COVID-19 Positive

Study group to assess AKI trajectory/progression and associated risk factors of kidney injury with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Urine Collection

Intervention Type OTHER

A urine collection kit will be mailed to subjects' residence at 3 different timepoints over the course of 1 year to be returned to study team, upon which KIT score and other biomarkers will be assessed as outlined in the study design.

Interventions

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Urine Collection

A urine collection kit will be mailed to subjects' residence at 3 different timepoints over the course of 1 year to be returned to study team, upon which KIT score and other biomarkers will be assessed as outlined in the study design.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Result of PCR-based COVID-19 test conducted in the past 4 weeks posted in EMR of participating AMC
* Age 18 years or older at enrollment
* Race/ethnicity, sex, age, and phone and/or home/email address provided

Exclusion Criteria

* Failure of a candidate participant to give written informed consent to comply with the study protocol
* Hospitalization up to 4 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 test
* History of kidney transplant
* History of dialysis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Rush University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Minnie Sarwal, M.D., Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

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UCSF

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Rush University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Minnie Sarwal, M.D., Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

6503531532

Tara Sigdel, PhD

Role: CONTACT

4155023561

Facility Contacts

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Minnie Sarwal, MD, PhD

Role: primary

BS

Role: backup

Beata Samelko

Role: primary

312-942-0143

Pennelope Kunkle

Role: primary

734-936-2813

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Other Identifiers

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KIDCOV2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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