Cochrane Renal Group

Registered Cochrane Renal Titles

The following renal titles are 'works in progress' and have been registered with the Cochrane Renal Group.

Registered titles

  • Acupuncture for acute renal colic. Guobing Xiong (China)
  • Adjunctive medical expulsive therapy for renal and ureteral stone fragments immediately following shock wave lithotripsy. Trevor Schuler (Canada)
  • Amino acid containing peritoneal dialysis solutions for peritoneal dialysis patients. Per Ivarsen (Denmark)
  • Angiotensin converting enyzme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers for preserving residual kidney function in peritoneal dialysis patients. Ling Zhang (China)
  • Antibiotic lock therapy for preventing dialysis catheter related infections in hemodialysis patients. Sankar Navaneethan (USA)
  • Antibiotics versus placebo or no treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in pre-menopausal women. Dalit Blum (Israel)
  • Anticoagulants for preventing thrombosis of tunnelled, cuffed central venous hemodialysis catheters in end-stage renal disease. Robert Pauly (UK)
  • Anticoagulation for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in patients with acute renal failure. Jim Kutsogiannis (Canada)
  • Biocompatible dialysis fluids for peritoneal dialysis. Kate Wiggins (Australia)
  • Calcium channel blockers versus other medical interventions for acute ureteric colic. Andrew Worster (Canada)
  • Calcium dialysate concentration for peritoneal dialysis. Bin Ma (China)
  • Darbepoetin for anaemia in chronic renal failure
  • Diuretics for nephrotic syndrome
  • Family based interventions for promoting psychosocial adjustment in solid organ transplant recipients
  • Interventions for lowering plasma homocysteine levels in predialysis patients. Kingsley Urakpo (UK)
  • Interventions for malnutrition in chronic kidney disease
  • Interventions for preventing catheter-related infection in haemodialysis patients
  • Interventions for preventing bone disease in chronic kidney disease
  • Iron supplements for patients with ESRF receiving erythropoietin
  • Levocaritine for chronic renal failure/ Giovanni Strippoli (Italy)
  • Lipid lowering agents for preventing and delaying the progression of chronic kidney disease
  • Mycophenolate mofetil versus azathioprine for kidney transplant recipients
  • Nutritional support for adults with end-stage kidney disease on renal replacement therapy
  • Oral absorbents for preventing or delaying the progression of chronic kidney disease. Hongjuan Sun (China)
  • Peer group interventions for promoting psychosocial adjustment in solid organ transplant recipients
  • Probiotics for preventing urinary tract infections. Aaron Tejani (Canada)
  • Prophylactic angioplasty for extending patency in haemodialysis grafts
  • Rhubarb (a Chinese medicinal herb) for chronic kidney disease. Jue Lin Deng (China)
  • Short vs standard duration haemodialysis for end-stage renal disease
  • Sodium bicarbonate supplements for acute renal failure. Kushma Nand (New Zealand)
  • Standard versus high Kt/V or creatinine clearance for chronic haemodialysis patients [CRG128]
  • Steroid-sparing strategies for pancreas and kidney/pancreas transplant recipients. Julio Pascual (Spain)
  • Support interventions for caregivers of patients with chronic kidney disease. Allison Tong (Australia)
  • Surgical nephrectomy techniques for live kidney donors
  • Ureteric access sheaths for ureterorenoscopy for treating kidney and ureteric stones


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