Research Studies

Renal Disease Research Institute (RDRI) is a research entity affiliated with Dallas Nephrology Associates. For more than 50 years, Dallas Nephrology Associates has been caring for patients with kidney disease, hypertension, transplants and complicated electrolyte disorders. The Research Institute allows us to conduct clinical trials that will improve our future ability to treat kidney disease and give our patients the opportunity to receive cutting-edge therapy.  At RDRI, there is significant ethical oversight of this entity through RDRI’s Board of Managers and Scientific Review Committee.

Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Are you interested in participating in a study?  Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.

A Phase III Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Baxdrostat in Combination with Dapagliflozin on CKD Progression in Participants with CKD and High Blood Pressure (AstraZeneca)

Protocol Name: A Phase III Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Baxdrostat in Combination with Dapagliflozin on CKD Progression in Participants with CKD and High Blood Pressure

Sponsor: CKD & HTN

Indication: Alport Syndrome

Principal Investigator: Ankit Mehta, MD

Location: Landry Center, 411 N. Washington Ave, Suite #6000, Dallas, TX 75246

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Vonafexor Fixed Dose-escalation Safety and Proof-of-concept Study in Patients With at Risk of Progression Alport Syndrome (Enyo Pharma)

Protocol Name: Vonafexor Fixed Dose-escalation Safety and Proof-of-concept Study in Patients With at Risk of Progression Alport Syndrome

Sponsor: Enyo Pharma

Indication: Alport Syndrome

Principal Investigator: Ankit Mehta, MD

Location: Dallas Transplant Institute, 3604 Live Oak Street, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204

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The Effect of Retatrutide Once Weekly on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Kidney Outcomes in Adults Living with Obesity

Protocol Name: The Effect of Retatrutide Once Weekly on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Kidney Outcomes in Adults Living with Obesity

Sponsor: Eli Lilly

Indication: CVD and CKD Outcomes in patients with Obesity

Principal Investigator:Bernard Fischbach, MD

Location:Landry Center, 411 N. Washington Ave, Suite #6000, Dallas, TX 75246

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Observational Study Protocol – Fabry Disease Registry

Protocol Name: Observational Study Protocol – Fabry Disease Registry

Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis

Indication: Fabry Disease

Principal Investigator: Ankit Mehta, MD

Location: Dallas Transplant Institute, 3604 Live Oak Street, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204

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Randomized, open-label, Phase 3 study of the effect of venglustat on left ventricular mass index in Fabry disease

Protocol Name: Randomized, open-label, Phase 3 study of the effect of venglustat on left ventricular mass index in Fabry disease

Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis

Indication: Fabry Disease

Principal Investigator: Ankit Mehta, MD

Location: Dallas Transplant Institute, 3604 Live Oak Street, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204

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Phase 2 Study of Lorundrostat Alone or in Combination with Dapagliflozin in adults with HTN and CKD with Albuminuria

Protocol Name: Phase 2 Study of Lorundrostat Alone or in Combination with Dapagliflozin in adults with HTN and CKD with Albuminuria

Sponsor: Mineralys

Indication: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Principal Investigator: Kim Rice, MD

Location: Landry Center, 411 N. Washington Ave, Suite #6000, Dallas, TX 75246

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A Study to Evaluate Avacopan in Participants With ANCA-associated Vasculitis

Protocol Name: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 4 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Avacopan in Subjects With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-Associated Vasculitis

Sponsor: AMG 20220159 A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 4 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Avacopan in Subjects With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-Associated Vasculitis

Indication:  Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated (ANCA) Vasculitis (Newly diagnosed or relapse of granulomatosis with polyangiitis or microscopic polyangiitis)

Principal Investigator: Ankit Mehta, MD

Location: Dallas Transplant Institute, 3604 Live Oak Street, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204

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Study to Evaluate R3R01 in Patients With Alport Syndrome and Patients With Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (River 3 Renal)

Protocol Name: Study to Evaluate R3R01 in Patients With Alport Syndrome and Patients With Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Sponsor: River 3 Renal

Indication: Alport Syndrome, Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)

Primary Investigator: Ankit Mehta, MD

Location: Dallas Transplant Institute, 3604 Live Oak Street, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204

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Migalastat in Fabry Subjects With Amenable GLA Variant and Renal Disease (Amicus)

Protocol Name: A Study to Evaluate Migalastat in Fabry Subjects With Amenable GLA Variant and Renal Disease

Sponsor: Amicus

Indication: Fabry Disease

Primary Investigator: Ankit Mehta, MD

Location: Dallas Transplant Institute, 3604 Live Oak Street, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204

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ACTION3: Study of Efficacy and Safety of DMX-200 in Patients With FSGS Who Are Receiving an ARB (Dimerix B)

Protocol Name: ACTION3: A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of DMX-200 in Patients With FSGS Who Are Receiving an ARB

Sponsor: Dimerix B

Indication: FSGS

Primary Investigator: Kim Rice, MD

Location: Dallas Transplant Institute, 3604 Live Oak Street, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204

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Phase 2/​3 Adaptive Study of VX-147 in Adult and Pediatric Participants With APOL1- Mediated Proteinuric Kidney Disease Mediated Proteinuric Kidney Disease (Vertex)

Protocol Name: Phase 2/​3 Adaptive Study of VX-147 in Adult and Pediatric Participants With APOL1- Mediated Proteinuric Kidney Disease Mediated Proteinuric Kidney Disease

Sponsor: Vertex

Indication: APOL1-Mediated Proteinuric Kidney Disease

Primary Investigator: Bernard Fischbach, MD

Location: Landry Center, 411 N. Washington Ave, Suite #6000, Dallas, TX 75246

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Evaluate the Effect of Venglustat Tablets on Neuropathic and Abdominal Pain (Sanofi-Aventis)

Protocol Name: A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Venglustat Tablets on Neuropathic and Abdominal Pain in Male and Female Adult Participants With Fabry Disease (PERIDOT)

Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis

Indication: Fabry Disease

Primary Investigator: Ankit Mehta, MD

Location: Dallas Transplant Institute, 3604 Live Oak Street, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204

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Clinical research studies are necessary to prove that a medicine or treatment is both safe and effective.