Crescentic glomerulonephritis
MONDO:0001645A histopathologic term for a pattern of diseases characterized by extensive crescent formation in the glomeruli; patients present clinically with rapid deterioration of renal function, and possible progression to end-stage renal failure within weeks or months.
Also known as: crescentic glomerulonephritis, crescentic glomerulonephritis (disease)
3 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.
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Could a diabetes drug shield kidneys from autoimmune attack?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis trial investigates whether pioglitazone, a drug used for diabetes, can help protect the kidneys in people with ANCA-associated vasculitis—a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of blood vessels, often damaging the kidneys. Participants receive either pioglitazone…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New ultrasound technique could spare kidney patients from biopsies
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is testing a new ultrasound method to look at tiny blood vessels in the kidneys of people with nephritis (kidney inflammation). Researchers will use contrast-enhanced ultrasound and ultrasound localization microscopy to create detailed images of kidney blood flow. The …
Sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC