# Tulane Clinical Center for Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study

> **NIH NIH U01** · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · 2020 · $591,287

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important public health challenge because it is a major risk factor for
end-stage renal disease (ESRD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and premature death. Understanding novel
risk factors for the progression of CKD, CVD, and other related comorbidities may help to develop effective
approaches for early intervention in order to reduce the adverse disease burden.
 The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study is an NIDDK-sponsored multicenter prospective
study designed to investigate novel risk factors for the progression of CKD and development of CVD among
patients with CKD. The CRIC Study recruited 3,939 patients with CKD from 7 Clinical Centers in phase 1 and
an additional 1,560 patients in phase 3. The CRIC Tulane Clinical Center recruited 405 participants in phase 1
and 253 participants in phase 3 and achieved the highest follow-up rate among all clinical centers despite the
devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans area.
 In CRIC phase 4, we propose to expand the study's scope to implement novel remote data capture
technologies in sub-groups of study participants to determine sub-clinical acute declines in kidney function and
to identify novel CVD phenotypes. Specific aims to be addressed in phase 4 by the Tulane Clinical Center are:
1. To re-enroll a high percentage of existing participants and obtain study data in these participants; 2. To
maintain high levels of participant retention; 3. To identify novel CVD phenotypes using remotely collected data
and determine their relationship to clinical outcomes; 4. To examine sub-clinical acute declines in kidney
function using remotely collected data and determine their relationship to clinical outcomes; 5. To investigate
self-reported CVD and renal events and obtain supporting medical records and documentation; 6. To
implement effective local quality assurance and quality control procedures to ensure standardized, high-quality
measurements; 7. To participate in governance and oversight of CRIC through study-wide subcommittees and
activities; 8. To publish and present findings from the CRIC Study, including integrative and other high-impact
manuscripts; 9. To conduct approved CRIC ancillary studies; 10. To utilize state-of-the-art methods in
biostatistics and bioinformatics to analyze complex, longitudinal datasets incorporating a multitude of exposure
and outcome variables; 11. To engage investigators at the Tulane Clinical Center to assist in local analysis of
CRIC data, to develop and conduct ancillary studies, and to participate in parent study activities; and 12. To
engage investigators in the broader scientific community to participate in the CRIC Study.
 The proposed research has important public health and clinical implications. The study findings may reveal
novel and reversible underlying etiologic factors for the progression of CKD, CVD, and other related comorbid
outcomes. This information will be useful...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9979642
- **Project number:** 5U01DK060963-20
- **Recipient organization:** TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
- **Principal Investigator:** JING CHEN
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $591,287
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-09-28 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9979642

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9979642, Tulane Clinical Center for Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study (5U01DK060963-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9979642. Licensed CC0.

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