Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Glen James, Juan Jesus Carrero, Eric Wittbrodt, Steven Fishbane, Alyshah Abdul Sultan, Hiddo J L Heerspink, Katarina Hedman, Eiichiro Kanda, Hungta Tony Chen, Naoki Kashihara, James Sloand, Mikhail Kosiborod, Supriya Kumar, Mitja Lainscak, Matthew Arnold, Carolyn S P Lam, Björn Holmqvist, Carol Pollock, Peter Fenici, Peter Stenvinkel, Jennie Medin, David C Wheeler
BACKGROUND: Real-world data for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), specifically pertaining to clinical management, metabolic control, treatment patterns, quality of life (QoL) and dietary patterns, are limited. Understanding these gaps using real-world, routine care data will improve our understanding of the challenges and consequences faced by patients with CKD, and will facilitate the long-term goal of improving their management and prognosis. METHODS: DISCOVER CKD follows an enriched hybrid study design, with both retrospective and prospective patient cohorts, integrating primary and secondary data from patients with CKD from China, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the UK and the USA...
June 2021: Clinical Kidney Journal