U.S., Aug. 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07768865) titled 'Arterial Stiffness in Children and Young People With Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease' on Aug. 03.
Brief Summary: Age related stiffening and hardening of the arteries is often a slow process, but some conditions such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), seem to increase the rate at which the arteries stiffen even during childhood. High blood pressure (BP) is well known to lead to arterial stiffening and is often seen in children and young people (CYP) with CKD.
A greater risk of arterial stiffening has been reported in children CYP with CKD compared to healthy CYP and this is thought to be related to the development of high BP, ...