Ms Charani Kiriwandeniya
Australasian Kidney Trials Network
Lead Clinical Data Manager & Affiliate of Centre for Health Services Research
Centre for Health Services Research
+61 7 344 37040
Journal Articles
Logan, Benignus, Ludlow, Kristiana, Pascoe, Elaine M., Viecelli, Andrea K., Johnson, David W., Hawley, Carmel M., Hickey, Laura E., Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Matsuyama, Misa, Jaure, Allison and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2025). Goals of frail older people living with chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73 (6), 1742-1752. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19421
Logan, Benignus, Pascoe, Elaine M., Viecelli, Andrea K., Johnson, David W., Comans, Tracy, Hawley, Carmel M., Hickey, Laura E., Janda, Monika, Jaure, Allison, Kalaw, Emarene, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Matsuyama, Misa, Mihala, Gabor, Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Pole, Jason D., Polkinghorne, Kevan R., Pond, Constance, Raj, Rajesh, Reidlinger, Donna M., Scholes-Robertson, Nicole, Valks, Andrea, Wong, Germaine, Hubbard, Ruth E. and on behalf of The GOAL Trial Investigators (2025). Baseline Characteristics of Frailty and Disease Stage in Older People Living With CKD. Kidney International Reports, 10 (1), 120-133. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.10.009
Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, van Zwieten, Anita, Francis, Anna, Kim, Siah, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Aquino, Martha, Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Ryan, Elizabeth G., Mackie, Fiona, McCarthy, Hugh, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas, Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Caldwell, Patrina, Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudason, Shilpanjali, Carter, Simon, Kennedy, Sean, Alexander, Stephen, McTaggart, Steven ... Jaure, Allison (2024). Perspectives of caregivers on access to health care for children with CKD. Kidney International Reports, 9 (11), 3177-3189. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.08.029
Wong, Germaine, Guha, Chandana, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, van Zwieten, Anita, Khalid, Rabia, Francis, Anna, Jaure, Allison, Kim, Siah, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Aquino, Martha, Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Ryan, Elizabeth G., Mackie, Fiona, McCarthy, Hugh, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas, Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Caldwell, Patrina, Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudason, Shilpa, Carter, Simon, Kennedy, Sean ... McTaggart, Steve (2024). The randomized controlled trial (NAVKIDS2) of a patient navigator program created for children with chronic kidney disease. Kidney International, 106 (4), 736-748. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.05.031
Logan, B., Viecelli, A. K., Johnson, D. W., Aquino, E. M., Bailey, J., Comans, T. A., Gray, L. C., Hawley, C. M., Hickey, L. E., Janda, M., Jaure, A., Jose, M. D., Kalaw, E., Kiriwandeniya, C., Matsuyama, M., Mihala, G., Nguyen, K. H., Pascoe, E., Pole, J. D., Polkinghorne, K. R., Pond, D., Raj, R., Reidlinger, D. M., Scholes-Robertson, N., Varghese, J., Wong, G., Hubbard, R. E., Buckle, Graham, Carswell, Phil ... on behalf of The GOAL Trial Investigators (2023). Study protocol for The GOAL Trial: comprehensive geriatric assessment for frail older people with chronic kidney disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals—a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 24 (1) 365. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07363-4
Chow, Josephine S. F., Boudville, Neil, Cho, Yeoungjee, Palmer, Suetonia, Pascoe, Elaine M., Hawley, Carmel M., Reidlinger, Donna M., Hickey, Laura E., Stastny, Ruth, Valks, Andrea, Vergara, Liza, Movva, Ramya, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Candler, Hayley, Mihala, Gabor, Buisman, Bernadette, Equinox, Keri-Lu, Figueiredo, Ana E., Fuge, Trudi, Howard, Kirsten, Howell, Martin, Jaure, Allison, Jose, Matthew D., Lee, Anna, Miguel, Susana S., Moodie, Jo-anne, Nguyen, Thu T., Pinlac, Geraldine, Reynolds, Annie ... Johnson, David W. (2023). Multi-center, pragmatic, cluster-randomized, controlled trial of standardized peritoneal dialysis (PD) training versus usual care on PD-related infections (the TEACH-PD trial): trial protocol. Trials, 24 (1) 730, 730. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07715-0
Collins, Michael G., Fahim, Magid A., Pascoe, Elaine M., Hawley, Carmel M., Johnson, David W., Varghese, Julie, Hickey, Laura E., Clayton, Philip A., Dansie, Kathryn B., McConnochie, Rachael C., Vergara, Liza A., Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Reidlinger, Donna, Mount, Peter F., Weinberg, Laurence, McArthur, Colin J., Coates, P. Toby, Endre, Zoltan H., Goodman, David, Howard, Kirsten, Howell, Martin, Jamboti, Jagadish S., Kanellis, John, Laurence, Jerome M., Lim, Wai H., McTaggart, Steven J., O'Connell, Philip J., Pilmore, Helen L., Wong, Germaine ... Beckett, Claire (2023). Balanced crystalloid solution versus saline in deceased donor kidney transplantation (BEST-Fluids): a pragmatic, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet, 402 (10396), 105-117. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00642-6
Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, van Zwieten, Anita, Francis, Anna, Hawley, Carmel M., Jauré, Allison, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Mallard, Alistair R., Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Pascoe, Elaine M., Ryan, Elizabeth G., Mackie, Fiona, McCarthy, Hugh J., Craig, Jonathan C., Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas G., Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Irving, Michelle, Caldwell, Patrina H. Y., Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudason, Shilpanjali, Carter, Simon A. ... Wong, Germaine (2023). Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS2 trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, 38 (5), 1577-1590. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05772-2
Viecelli, Andrea K., Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Valks, Andrea, Baer, Richard, Cherian, Roy, Cippà, Pietro E., Craig, Jonathan C., DeSilva, Ranil, Jaure, Allison, Johnson, David W., Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Kopperschmidt, Pascal, Liu, Wen-J, Lee, Timmy, Lok, Charmaine, Madhan, Krishan, Mallard, Alistair R., Oliver, Veronica, Polkinghorne, Kevan R., Quinn, Rob R., Reidlinger, Donna, Roberts, Matthew, Sautenet, Bénédicte, Hooi, Lai Seong, Smith, Rob, Snoeijs, Maarten, Tordoir, Jan, Vachharajani, Tushar J., Vanholder, Raymond ... on behalf of the VALID Investigator Team (2022). Study protocol for Vascular Access outcome measure for function: a vaLidation study In hemoDialysis (VALID) : A multi-center, multinational validation study to assess the accuracy and feasibility of measuring vascular access function in clinical practice. BMC Nephrology, 23 (1) 372, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-022-02987-1
Collins, Michael G., Fahim, Magid A., Pascoe, Elaine M., Hawley, Carmel M., Johnson, David W., Varghese, Julie, Hickey, Laura E., Clayton, Philip A., Gill, John S., Dansie, Kathryn B., McConnochie, Rachael C., Vergara, Liza A., Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Reidlinger, Donna, Mount, Peter F., Weinberg, Laurence, McArthur, Colin J., Toby Coates, P., Endre, Zoltan H., Goodman, David, Howard, Kirsten, Howell, Martin, Jamboti, Jagadish S., Kanellis, John, Laurence, Jerome M., Lim, Wai H., McTaggart, Steven J., O'Connell, Philip J., Pilmore, Helen L. ... on behalf of the BEST-Fluids Investigators and the Australasian Kidney Trials Network (2022). Baseline Characteristics and Representativeness of Participants in the BEST-Fluids Trial: A Randomized Trial of Balanced Crystalloid Solution Versus Saline in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation Direct, 8 (12) e1399, 1-13. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001399
van Zwieten, Anita, Ryan, Elizabeth G., Caldwell, Patrina, Howard, Kirsten, Tong, Allison, Craig, Jonathan C., Alexander, Stephen I., Howell, Martin, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Hawley, Carmel M., Jesudason, Shilpanjali, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona, Kennedy, Sean E., McTaggart, Steven, McCarthy, Hugh J., Carter, Simon A., Kim, Siah, Woodleigh, Reginald, Francis, Anna, Mallard, Alistair R., Bernier-Jean, Amélie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Pascoe, Elaine, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Vergara, Liza ... Wong, Germaine (2022). NAVKIDS2 trial: a multi-centre, waitlisted randomised controlled trial of a patient navigator intervention in children with chronic kidney disease — statistical analysis plan and update to the protocol. Trials, 23 (1) 824. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06783-y
Robison, Laura, Cho, Yeoungjee, Viecelli, Andrea K., Johnson, David W., Hawley, Carmel M., Valks, Andrea, Paul-Brent, Peta-Anne, Stastny, Ruth, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Pascoe, Elaine M., Vergara, Liza A., Fahim, Magid A., Boudville, Neil, Krishnasamy, Rathika and Reidlinger, Donna (2021). Conducting clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic-a collaborative trial network response. Trials, 22 (1) 278, 278. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05200-0
Conference Papers
Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, Van Zwieten, Anita, Francis, Anna, Kim, Siah, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Aquino, Martha, Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David, Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Ryan, Elizabeth, Mackie, Fiona, McCarthy, Hugh, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas, Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Caldwell, Patrina, Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudason, Shilpanjali, Carter, Simon, Kennedy, Sean, Alexander, Stephen, McTaggart, Steven ... Jaure, Allison (2024). Perspectives of caregivers on access to healthcare for children with chronic kidney disease: a semi-structured interview study. 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Adelaide, SA Australia, 31 August - 4 September 2024. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
Wong, Germaine, Guha, Chandana, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, Van Zwieten, Anita, Khalid, Rabia, Francis, Anna, Jaure, Allison, Kim, Siah, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Aquino, Martha, Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David, Hahn, Deidre, Reidlinger, Donna, Ryan, Elizabeth, Mackie, Fiona, Mccarthy, Hugh, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas, Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Caldwell, Patrina, Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudason, Shilpa, Carter, Simon, Kennedy, Sean ... Hawley, Carmel (2024). Navkids2: a randomised controlled trial of a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease. 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Adelaide, SA Australia, 31 August - 4 September 2024. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
Viecelli, Andrea, Valks, Andrea, Baer, Richard, Cherian, Roy, Jaure, Allison, Johnson, David, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Liu, Wen-J, Lok, Charmaine, Madhan, Krishan, Sautenet, Bénédicte, Snoeijs, Maarten, Wilkie, Martin, Hawley, Carmel, Cippà, Pietro and Teixeira-Pinto, Armando (2024). WCN24-723 Validation of a core outcome measure for hemodialysis vascular access function: a multinational diagnostic accuracy and feasibility study. ISN World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) 2024, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 13-16 April 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.02.766
Collins, Michael G., Fahim, Magid, Pascoe, Elaine, Clayton, Philip A., Hawley, Carmel, Johnson, David W., Dansie, Kathryn, Varghese, Julie A., McConnochie, Rachael C., Robison, Laura, Reidlinger, Donna, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Chadban, Steven J. and The BEST Fluids Trial Investigators (2022). Baseline Characteristics and Representativeness of the BEST-Fluids Trial Participants: A Randomized Trial of Balanced Crystalloid Solution vs. Saline in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation : PUB312. Kidney Week, Philadelphia, PA United States, 1-5 November 2023. Washington, DC United States: American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.20223311s1971c
Collins, Michael G., Fahim, Magid, Pascoe, Elaine, Clayton, Philip A., Hawley, Carmel, Johnson, David W., Dansie, Kathryn, Varghese, Julie A., McConnochie, Rachael C., Robison, Laura, Reidlinger, Donna, Kiriwandeniya, Charani and Chadban, Steven J. (2022). Baseline characteristics and representativeness of the BEST-Fluids trial participants: a randomized trial of balanced crystalloid solution vs. saline in deceased donor kidney transplantation. Kidney Week, Orlando, FL USA, 3-6 November 2022. Washington, DC USA: American Society of Nephrology.
Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, Van Zwieten, Anita, Francis, Anna, Hawley, Carmel M., Jaure, Allison, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Mallard, Alistair R., Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Pascoe, Elaine M., Ryan, Elizabeth G., Mackie, Fiona, Mccarthy, Hugh J., Craig, Jonathan C., Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas G., Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Irving, Michelle, Caldwell, Patrina H. Y., Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudasan, Shilpanjali, Carter, Simon A. ... Wong, Germaine (2022). Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS 2trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease. 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Sydney, NSW Australia, 7-19 October 2022. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
Logan, B., Viecelli, A. K., Johnson, D. W., Tong, A., Comans, T., Janda, M., Pond, C., Pascoe, E., Peel, N. M., Gray, L., Pole, J., Polkinghorne, K., Jose, M., Gordon, E. H., Scholes-Robertson, N., Bailey, J., Robison, L., Hawley, C., Varghese, J., Kiriwandeniya, C., Reidlinger, D. and Hubbard, R. E. (2020). THE GOAL TRIAL PROTOCOL: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Frail Older People With Chronic Kidney Disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals - A cluster randomised controlled trial. 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Online, 28 November‐2 December 2020. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.