Join the KidneyCARE (Community Access to Research Equity)™ Study, a research study for people with kidney disease.
Thank you for your interest in the KidneyCARE Study™, previously known as the NKF Patient Network®. At this time, the KidneyCARE Study™ is closed to new and existing participants as it transitions to a new platform.
If you would like to enroll on the new platform, please fill out the KidneyCARE Study™ Interest Form. We will contact you once the move is complete to let you know how to register.
If you have questions or inquiries, please contact the KidneyCARE Study™ team at: kidneycarestudy@kidney.org and a representative will get back to you promptly. You can also call the KidneyCARE Study™ team at 212.889.2210 x134.
For any additional kidney resources and education, please visit us at kidney.org.
Please fill in the information below and we will contact you once the move is complete to let you know how to register on the new platform.
What will I be asked to do?
Create an account, verify your email, and sign the consent form.
After the consent, complete surveys with questions focused on your experience with kidney disease.
Receive up-to-date education, information about support programs, and access to clinical trial opportunities.
If you have questions, please call the KidneyCARE Study team at 212.889.2210 ext.134 M-F 10am-4PM CT or email kidneycarestudy@kidney.org.
Learn from Cari the five steps to participating in the KidneyCARE Study.
Learn from Curtis the importance of the informed consent process and how we will keep your personal and health information private and secure.
The Study can help amplify diverse patients’ voices when determining and defining the most pressing needs of people living with kidney disease.
The KidneyCARE Study values a diverse, inclusive kidney community for kidney health.
Foundational support for the NKF Patient Network was provided through a collaboration with Bayer AG. AstraZeneca and Novartis are platinum sponsors. Boehringer Ingelheim is gold sponsor.