Hidden kidney disease: study tracks missed diagnoses in millions with high blood pressure
NCT ID NCT06372431
First seen Jul 09, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how often chronic kidney disease (CKD) is diagnosed in adults with high blood pressure who have early signs of kidney trouble but no prior CKD diagnosis. Researchers will review medical records and follow patients over time to see how many are formally diagnosed. The goal is to understand gaps in diagnosis and improve care for this common combination of conditions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors identify chronic kidney disease earlier in people with high blood pressure, potentially improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly change patient care. Results may vary by region and practice patterns.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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9,914 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
10 000 adult outpatients with AH, who have one or more CKD laboratory markers (without recorded CKD diagnosis prior to enrolment), and have no DM or CHF, who are monitored and treated by cardiologists or internal medicine specialists
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female participants aged 18 years or older at the time of signing the ICF; 2. Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with ICH GCP and local law prior to inclusion in the study; 3. Diagnosis of AH (essential hypertension) previously established in accordance with current Russian "Clinical guidelines on arterial hypertension in adults", i.e. office systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mmHg, measured on two different visits; 4. Laboratory markers of CKD (eGFR \< 60 ml/min/1,73 m2 and/or albuminuria/proteinuria\*), measured for the period of ≤12 months prior to enrolment. \*any of the following: urine ACR (albumin/creatinine ratio) ≥ 30 mg/g (3 mg/mmol), urine PCR (protein/creatinine ratio) ≥150 mg/g (15 mg/mmol), 24-h albuminuria ≥30 mg/day or 24-h proteinuria ≥ 0.15 g/day. 5. No CKD diagnosis recorded in a patient's medical documents prior to enrollment Exclusion Criteria: 1. The diagnosis of symptomatic chronic heart failure (CHF) II-IV functional class according to the NYHA classification ever recorded in a patient's medical documents; 2. The diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM type 1 or DM type 2) recorded in a patient's medical documents; 3. The diagnosis of AH of secondary origin; 4. Participation in any randomized controlled trial within 3 months before the inclusion in this study or during the participation in this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aramil, Russia
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Chelyabinsk, Russia
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Irkutsk, Russia
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Kaluga, Russia
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Kazan', Russia
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Kemerovo, Russia
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Krasnodar, Russia
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Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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Moscow, Russia
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Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Novosibirsk, Russia
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Odintsovo, Russia
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Omsk, Russia
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Penza, Russia
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Perm, Russia
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Reutov, Russia
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Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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Ryazan, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Samara, Russia
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Stavropol, Russia
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Tomsk, Russia
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Tula, Russia
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Ufa, Russia
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Ulan-Ude, Russia
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Volgograd, Russia
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Vologda, Russia
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Voronezh, Russia
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Yaroslavl, Russia
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Yekaterinburg, Russia
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