Clinical Research

Advancing Global Kidney Research: Announcing the ISN Clinical Research Program 2024 Grantees

The ISN warmly congratulates the following researchers who received grants from the ISN Clinical Research Program to undertake vital research to advance kidney care in their communities. Michael Alao (Nigeria) "Neonatal AKI Continuum Study: A Multicenter, Longitudinal Study in Nigeria" Zulfitri Azuan Mat Daud (Malaysia) "Mobile App to Improve Nutrition Literacy Among CKD" (co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific...

September 30, 2024Clinical Research, Grants, NewsRead more...

“Integral in Enabling Me to Start My Research Career”: ISN Clinical Research Program Facilitates Groundbreaking Study on Dialysis in Zimbabwe

Rumbidzai Dahwa received an ISN Clinical Research Program (CRP) grant for the research project "Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Zimbabwe" in 2017. Find out more about the CRP and how to apply here. The study, completed in 2020, was the first to provide comprehensive data on the nature and prevalence of dialysis in Zimbabwe and...

January 9, 2024Clinical Research, Grants, News, ResearchRead more...

Get a Head Start on Your ISN Clinical Research Program Application – Watch Our Webinar for Tips on Applying!

Read the application guidelines and eligibility criteria or apply directly here if you are an ISN member.  Watch the webinar at the ISN Academy. The application deadline is May 1, but your ISN regional coordinator must review proposals by April 1. Find out who your regional coordinator is here. The ISN Clinical Research Program supports research and education initiatives that help detect and manage noncommunicable chronic diseases...

January 9, 2024Clinical Research, Grants, NewsRead more...

ISN CME Program Supports Meeting on CKD Prevention, Complementing SRC Program to Advance Kidney Care in South Asia

The ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program supported Narayan Prasad (India), Dibya Singh Shah (Nepal) and Udana Ratnapala (Sri Lanka)* to travel to the 19th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminar of Kidney Foundation Hospital and Research Institute held from Sep 30-Oct 1, 2023. Faculty at the 19th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminar of the Kidney...

November 27, 2023Clinical Research, Grants, News, Sister Renal CentersRead more...

ISN Grants Transforming Kidney Care Globally: Meet the Latest Recipients

The ISN is delighted to announce the results of its latest grant application period. We are pleased to welcome participants from fifteen countries worldwide: Six new ISN Fellows who will receive training to help them establish or improve local care in their home regions. The awardees are from Fiji, Kenya, Nigeria, the Solomon Islands and...

October 16, 2023Clinical Research, Fellowship, Grants, Interventional Nephrology Scholarships, NewsRead more...

ISN Mentoring Partnership Awarded Clinical Research Grant to Complete Research Project – Inspired? Apply as a Mentee by July 1!

Dr. Stefano Picca mentored Dr. Sukanya Govindan from March 2021 until September 2022. Dr. Govindan’s goal was to develop a research proposal on neonatal acute kidney injury and gain experience in grant writing and submission to obtain research funding. She also wanted to acquire skills to conduct a randomized control trial. During the first year of...

June 6, 2023Clinical Research, Grants, Mentorship, NewsRead more...

Improve the Detection and Management of NCDs in Your Region: Submit Your Proposal by April 1 for an ISN Clinical Research Grant

Read the application guidelines and eligibility criteria here or apply directly here if you are an ISN member.  The ISN Clinical Research Program supports research and education initiatives that help detect and manage non-communicable chronic diseases such as CKD, AKI, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries. The deadline to apply is May 1, but proposals...

February 6, 2023Clinical Research, Grants, NewsRead more...

Apply to the ISN Clinical Research Program (CRP) – Get Help With Your Application From ISN CRP Chairs at 9 a.m. CET on January 10

The ISN Clinical Research Program (CRP) offers grants to researchers in low, lower-middle, and upper-middle-income countries to support research projects on detecting and managing noncommunicable chronic diseases such as CKD, AKI, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Apply to the program here. Regional coordinators must receive the application by April 1. Final applications are accepted once per...

January 9, 2023Clinical Research, Grants, News, ResearchRead more...

ISN Members – Access the New ISN Course on Qualitative Research

Course leaders, speakers and ISN staff prepare for an online interactive session as part of the new ISN course on qualitative research ISN has launched a new course on the ISN Academy, "Introduction to Qualitative Health Research." The course comprises six lectures and is available to all ISN members and Academy subscribers. It covers the purpose...

November 15, 2022Clinical Research, Grants, NewsRead more...

Postuler en Français pour l’ISN Clinical Research Program

L'ISN est fière de s’associer à la Société Francophone de Néphrologie Dialyse et Transplantation (SFNDT) pour offrir de l’aide aux chercheurs francophones souhaitant postuler au « Clinical Research Program » en 2023. Les chercheurs éligibles peuvent soumettre leur proposition complète en français à crp@theisn.org  pour recevoir de l'aide pour traduire leur proposition en anglais selon les normes...

November 15, 2022Clinical Research, Grants, NewsRead more...

Announcing the 2022 Grantees From the ISN Clinical Research Program

Top: Sukanya Govindan, Deblina Dasgupta. Bottom: Lot Nehemie Phinehas Motoula Latou, Thanh Van Nguyen The ISN warmly congratulates the following researchers who received grants from the ISN Clinical Research Program to undertake vital research to advance kidney care in their communities. Sukanya Govindan (India) "Aminophylline for Preventing Acute Kidney Injury in Sick Neonates" Deblina Dasgupta (India) "AKD and CKD...

November 15, 2022Clinical Research, Grants, NewsRead more...

Deadline for Clinical Research Grants: May 1 – Apply Now!

Read the application guidelines and eligibility criteria here.  If you are already an ISN member, apply directly here.  Only applicants who have already submitted a proposal to their regional coordinator will be considered for a clinical research grant. The ISN Clinical Research Program supports research and education initiatives that help detect and manage non-communicable chronic diseases such as CKD,...

April 25, 2022Clinical Research, Fellowship, GrantsRead more...

Submit a Proposal to the ISN Clinical Research Program

Could your region benefit from support for research and education initiatives that help detect and manage non-communicable chronic diseases such as CKD, AKI, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease? The ISN Clinical Research Program helps implement such projects. Proposals for the ISN Clinical Research Program should be submitted to an ISN Regional Coordinator for review before April 1,...

February 21, 2022Clinical Research, Grants, NewsRead more...

New Research Paper Highlights Significance of CKD as a Public Health Problem 

The paper "Mortality and Resource Use Among Individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease or Cancer in Alberta, Canada, 2004-2015" was published in JAMA Network Open on January 25.  Read the paper here.  The research for the paper was led by Marcello Tonelli, iNET-CKD, i3C, and ISN-ACT Networks member. Aiming to support chronic kidney disease (CKD) advocacy efforts,...

February 8, 2022Clinical Research, News, ResearchRead more...

Coming Soon – Chapter Four of the ISN-ACT Narrative-Based Clinical Trials Toolkit

Chapter four of the Narrative-Based Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) Toolkit will highlight the many ethical, practical, and legal issues that researchers need to address before starting a clinical study. The ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit subgroup members are producing this series of stories, based on topics from the ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit, to facilitate understanding of clinical trial methodologies. Get involved in ISN's...

January 24, 2022Clinical Research, News, ResearchRead more...

Past ISN Fellows Contribute to New Research Article on Kidney Transplantation in LMICs

Five former ISN Fellows have collaborated with ISN member Mohamed Elrggal on the paper “Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation in Developing Countries,” now published in the journal Transplantation. Sibel Bek, Ali Shendi, Elliot Tannor, Yannick Nlandu, and Abduzhappar Gaipov contributed to the article, which examines factors implicated in deficiencies in kidney replacement therapy...

November 29, 2021Clinical Research, Fellowship, Grants, News, ResearchRead more...

Put Forward Your Research Article for a KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award Before November 30, 2021

Submit your application here. Kidney International (KI) and the ISN will select four of the best original research papers published in KI in 2021 to receive a KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award. The winners of these awards (two basic and two clinical science publications) will receive 500 USD each and be invited to present their papers at...

November 12, 2021Awards, Clinical Research, Journals, NewsRead more...

Put Forward Your Research Article for a KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award

In recognition of the valuable contribution made by early-career researchers worldwide, Kidney International (KI) and the ISN will select four of the best original research papers published in KI in 2021 to receive a KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award. Discover the 2019/2020 winners and their research papers here. The winners of these awards (two basic and two...

October 18, 2021Clinical Research, Grants, Journals, NewsRead more...

New Global Collaboration to Accelerate Treatments for Kidney Disease 

The ISN and the George Institute for Global Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a network of patients with kidney disease willing to participate in clinical research projects, accessible through a single global CKD platform. The aim of the Global Kidney Patient Trials Network (GKPTN) is to accelerate the development...

October 18, 2021Clinical Research, News, ResearchRead more...

Chapter Three of the Narrative Based Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) Toolkit to Be Unveiled in the Next Edition of Insight

Narrative storytelling is a great way to explain complex topics to make them more accessible. Using a fictional clinical discussion, the third chapter of the Narrative Based Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) Toolkit will outline what it takes to become a trial site: A group of nephrologists aiming to become a trial site share their experiences...

October 4, 2021Clinical Research, News, ResearchRead more...