New kidney drug could help kids with protein leak
NCT ID NCT05196035
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding finerenone to standard blood pressure medicines can reduce protein in the urine of children with chronic kidney disease. About 219 children aged 6 months to under 18 years will take either finerenone or a placebo for 6 months. The main goal is to see if the drug lowers urine protein levels more than placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Finerenone (Kerendia)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new treatment option for children with chronic kidney disease to better control protein in the urine and slow kidney damage.
- What could go wrong
- This is still being tested in a relatively small group of children. It may not work better than existing treatments, and side effects like high potassium or low blood pressure are possible.
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A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino_Regina Margherita - Nefrologia Pediatrica
COMPLETEDTorino, 10126, Italy
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AKH Wien | Kinder & Jugendheilkunde, Kindernephrologie
COMPLETEDVienna, Vorarlberg, 6800, Austria
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Aarhus Universitetshospital - Børn og Unge
COMPLETEDAarhus N, Central Jutland, 8200, Denmark
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Alberta Children's Hospital | Nephrology Clinic
RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) - New Delhi
RECRUITINGDelhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110029, India
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS - Nefrologia e Dialisi
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFlorence, 50139, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS_Policlinico Sant'Orsola - Pediatria
COMPLETEDBologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40138, Italy
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Baskent Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi
COMPLETEDAnkara, 6490, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Birmingham Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBirmingham, West Midlands, B4 6NH, United Kingdom
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Boston Children's Hospital - Main Campus - Nephrology
WITHDRAWNBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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CHC Montlégia - Pediatrics
COMPLETEDLiège, 4000, Belgium
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CHU Strasbourg - Hopital Hautepierre
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStrasbourg, Grand Est, 67200, France
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CHU bordeaux - Hopital Pellegrin
COMPLETEDBordeaux, New Aquitaine, 33076, France
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CHU de Lyon - Hopital Femme Mère Enfant
COMPLETEDBron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69677, France
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CU Saint-Luc/UZ St-Luc
COMPLETEDBruxelles - Brussel, 1200, Belgium
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Nephrology
WITHDRAWNLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)
COMPLETEDLausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1012, Switzerland
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Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine | Cardiology
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
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Centro de Rehabilitacion Cardiovascular | San Luis, Argentina
COMPLETEDSan Luis, San Luis Province, D5700CGR, Argentina
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) - Kaohsiung Branch
RECRUITINGGuishan, Taoyuan, 83301, Taiwan
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou
RECRUITINGTaipei, 10507, Taiwan
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Charité / Pädiatrie
COMPLETEDBerlin, 13353, Germany
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Children's Hospital of Athens Agia Sofia - Pediatric Nephrology Department
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAthens, 11527, Greece
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Children's Hospital of Athens P&A Kyriakou - Pediatric Nephrology Department
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAthens, 11526, Greece
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Nephrology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City - Nephrology
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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Children's National Hospital - Nephrology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Clalit Health Services Schneider Children's Medical Center
COMPLETEDPetah Tikva, 4920235, Israel
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Clalit Health | Soroka Medical Center- Nephrology Department
COMPLETEDBeersheba, 8410101, Israel
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Cleveland Clinic | Pediatric Nephrology
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 14013, United States
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Clinica de Nefrologia, Urologia y Enfermedades Cardiovascualares | Santa Fe, Argentina
COMPLETEDSanta Fe, Santa Fe Province, S3000, Argentina
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Cukurova Univ. Tip. Fak. Balcali Hastanesi
RECRUITINGAdana, 01790, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital
COMPLETEDTel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont
COMPLETEDDebrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, 4032, Hungary
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Dzieciecy Szpital Kliniczny im. Jozefa Brudzinskiego
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarsaw, 02-091, Poland
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Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services - Nephrology
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
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Emory University Hospital/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Nephrology
WITHDRAWNAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Fakultní nemocnice Motol a Homolka, Pracovište MOTOL
COMPLETEDPrague, Prague, 150 06, Czechia
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Nefrologia e Dialisi Pediatrica, Trapianti di Rene
COMPLETEDMilan, Lombardy, 20122, Italy
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Gazi Universitesi Tip Fakultesi
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAnkara, 6560, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust | Great Ormond Street Hospital - Clinical Research Facility
RECRUITINGLondon, Greater London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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HUS-Yhtymä, Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala (HUS) - Uusi lastensairaala, nefrologia
COMPLETEDHelsinki, Uusimaa, 00290, Finland
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Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakultesi
COMPLETEDAnkara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Health Corporation of Galilee Medical Center
COMPLETEDNahariya, 2210001, Israel
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Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve CHU Montpellier
COMPLETEDMontpellier, Occitanie, 34059, France
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Hopital Robert Debre
COMPLETEDParis, Île-de-France Region, 75019, France
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Hopital des Enfants HUG
COMPLETEDGeneva, 1211, Switzerland
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Hosp Clínicas Facult. Med. de Ribeirão Preto / USP
RECRUITINGRibeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14051-140, Brazil
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Hospital General de Ninos Pedro de Elizalde | Nephrology Department
COMPLETEDBuenos Aires, C1270, Argentina
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Hospital General de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez | Pediatric Nephrology Department
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCiudad Autonoma de Buenos Aire, Ciudad Auton. de Buenos Aires, C1425EFD, Argentina
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Hospital Infantil Sabará - Instituto PENSI - Pesquisa e Ensino em Saúde Infantil
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 01227-200, Brazil
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Hospital Infantil de México "Dr. Federico Gómez"
WITHDRAWNMéxico D.F., Mexico City, 6720, Mexico
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Hospital PUC-Campinas | Centro de Pesquisa Clínica Sao Lucas
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 13034-685, Brazil
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Hospital Pequeno Principe
RECRUITINGCuritiba, Paraná, 80250-060, Brazil
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Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad Ixtapaluca
WITHDRAWNIxtapaluca, State of Mexico, 56530., Mexico
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Hospital Sant Joan De Deu Barcelona | Nefrologia pediatrica
COMPLETEDBarcelona, 08950, Spain
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Hospital Santa Maria | Centro de Investigacao Clinica
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLisbon, 1649-035, Portugal
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Hospital Selayang
RECRUITINGShah Alam, Selangor, 68100, Malaysia
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Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar
RECRUITINGSeremban, Negeri Sembilan, 70300, Malaysia
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Hospital Tunku Azizah
RECRUITINGWilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50300, Malaysia
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Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron | Nefrologia pediatrica
COMPLETEDBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre | Nefrologia pediatrica
COMPLETEDMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz | Nefrologia pediatrica
COMPLETEDMadrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Regional De Malaga | Nefrologia pediatrica
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio S.L. | Nefrologia pediatrica
COMPLETEDSeville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
COMPLETEDKelantan, Kelantan, 16150, Malaysia
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Hospital Universitrio Dr. José Eleuterio González. Servicio de Oncologia
WITHDRAWNNuevo León, Monterrey, 64460, Mexico
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Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan
WITHDRAWNBuenos Aires, C1249ABN, Argentina
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Hospital of LT University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics
COMPLETEDKaunas, LT-50161, Lithuania
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Huderf / Ukzkf
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBruxelles - Brussel, 1020, Belgium
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Hôpital des Enfants
COMPLETEDToulouse, Occitanie, 31059, France
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IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini - Nefrologia e Trapianto Rene
COMPLETEDGenoa, Liguria, 16147, Italy
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Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center Gujarat University of Transplantation Sciences
WITHDRAWNAhmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India
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Instituto Nacional de Pediatría
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMéxico, D.F., Mexico City, 4530, Mexico
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Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires | Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires - Neurology Department
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCiudad Autonoma de Buenos Aire, Ciudad Auton. de Buenos Aires, C1199ABB, Argentina
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Instituto Veracruzano en Investigación Clinica SC
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMexico City, Mexico City, 11850, Mexico
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Instituto da Crianca e do Adolescente
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 05403 000, Brazil
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Instytut "Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka"
COMPLETEDWarsaw, 04-730, Poland
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Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki
COMPLETEDLodz, 93-338, Poland
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Ippokratio General Hospital Of Thessaloniki-Pediatric Nephrology Unit, 3rd Department of Paediatrics
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 54642, Greece
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Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
COMPLETEDIstanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul Universitesi Cerrahpasa - Cocuk Nefrolojisi
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34098, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 813414, Taiwan
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Karolinska University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStockholm, Stockholm County, 141 86, Sweden
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Kepler Universitätsklinikum Campus IV
COMPLETEDInnsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria
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Kindernierenzentrum Bonn
COMPLETEDBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 53127, Germany
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Klaipeda Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKlaipėda, LT-92140, Lithuania
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Korea University Guro Hospital
COMPLETEDSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 08308, South Korea
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Kyungpook National University Hospital
COMPLETEDDaegu, 41944, South Korea
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Lucille Packard Children's Hospital Stanford - Pediatric Nephrology
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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MHAT prof. Stoyan Kirkovitch AD
WITHDRAWNStara Zagora, Stara Zagora Province, 6003, Bulgaria
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | Royal Manchester Children's Hospital - Clinical Research Facility
RECRUITINGManchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Marmara University Medical Faculty | Pediatric Nephrology
COMPLETEDIstanbul, 34899, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Mavani Kidney Care
RECRUITINGAhmedabad, Gujarat, 380052, India
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McMaster University Medical Centre | McMaster Children's Hospital | Cardiology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHanover, Lower Saxony, 30625, Germany
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Medizinische Univ Graz | Kinder & Jugendheilkunde
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGraz, Styria, 8036, Austria
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Memorial Transplant Institute - Pediatric Nephrology
RECRUITINGHollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
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Monash Children's Hospital
COMPLETEDClayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | Royal Hospital for Children - Glasgow Clinical Research Facility
RECRUITINGGlasgow, Scotland, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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NRS Medical college
COMPLETEDKolkata, West Bengal, 700014, India
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
RECRUITINGTainan, 704, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
COMPLETEDTaipei, 100229, Taiwan
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Nationwide Children's Hospital - Nephrology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | Queens Medical Centre - Childrens Clinical Research Facility
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom
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OBSOLETE_Uppsala University Hospital
TERMINATEDUppsala, Uppsala County, 751 85, Sweden
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OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital - Neurology
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Odense Universitetshospital - HC Andersen Børne og Ungehospital
COMPLETEDOdense, Region Syddanmark, 5000, Denmark
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Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù - Nefrologia
COMPLETEDRome, Lazio, 00165, Italy
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Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem Klinikai Kozpont
COMPLETEDPécs, Baranya, 7623, Hungary
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Phoenix Children's Hospital | Main - Transplant Department
TERMINATEDPhoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
WITHDRAWNChandigarh, 160012, India
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
RECRUITINGYangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 50612, South Korea
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Queensland Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSouth Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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Rigshospitalet - Børn og Unge
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Capital Region, 2100, Denmark
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Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
TERMINATEDParkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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SHATPD "Prof. Ivan Mitev"
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSofia, Sofia City Province, 1606, Bulgaria
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Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 30150-221, Brazil
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Seattle Children's Hospital - Nephrology
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Semmelweis University
COMPLETEDBudapest, 1083, Hungary
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
COMPLETEDSeongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03080, South Korea
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Sitio Alfredo Chew Wong | Aguascalientes, Mexico
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAguascalientes, Agguascalientes, 20124, Mexico
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Skånes Universitetssjukhus - Lund - Barnnefroenheten
COMPLETEDLund, Skåne County, 221 85, Sweden
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St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences
COMPLETEDBengaluru, Karnataka, 560034, India
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Sunway Medical Centre
RECRUITINGSubang Jaya, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia
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Szegedi Tudományegyetem Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSzeged, Csongrád-Csanád, 6720, Hungary
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T.C. Saglik Bakanligi Ankara Bilkent Sehir Hastanesi Noroloji ve Ortopedi Hastanesi Noroloji Bolumu
COMPLETEDAnkara, 6800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTaipei, 11217, Taiwan
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Tampere University Hospital, Tampereen yliopistollinen sairaala (TAYS) - Lasten lääketutkimuskeskus PeeTU
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTampere, Pirkanmaa, 33521, Finland
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The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center Building - Nephrology
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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The Children's Hospital at Westmead
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWestmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Turun yliopistollinen keskussairaala
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTurku, Southwest Finland, 20520, Finland
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UC San Diego - Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) - Linda Vista Clinic
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92023, United States
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UMHAT Sveti Georgi
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPlovdiv, Plovdiv Province, 4002, Bulgaria
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UZ Gasthuisberg - Pediatric Nephrology
COMPLETEDLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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UZ Gent
COMPLETEDGhent, 9000, Belgium
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Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga E.P.E. - Centro Clínico Académico de Braga - Serviço de Pediatria
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBraga, 4710-243, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, E.P.E. - Hospital Pediátrico - Serviço de Pediatria Ambulatória - Nefrologia
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCoimbra, 3000, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, E.P.E
COMPLETEDPorto, 4050-651, Portugal
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Uniklinikum Salzburg - Landeskrankenhaus
COMPLETEDVienna, State of Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Univ of Texas Health Science Center | Nephrology Res Dept
WITHDRAWNSan Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
COMPLETEDGroningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNijmegen, Gelderland, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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University General Hospital Of Ioannina-Child Health Sector
COMPLETEDIoannina, 45500, Greece
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University General Hospital of Heraklion
COMPLETEDHeraklion, 71110, Greece
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University Medical Center Utrecht
COMPLETEDUtrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
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University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center - Nephrology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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Universitäts-Kinderspital UKBB
COMPLETEDBasel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland
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Universitätsklinikum Erlangen AöR
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGErlangen, Bavaria, 91054, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Essen
COMPLETEDEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45147, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE)
COMPLETEDHamburg, 20246, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
COMPLETEDHeidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69115, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Münster
COMPLETEDMünster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany
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Uniwersytecki Dzieciecy Szpital Kliniczny im. L. Zamenhofa
COMPLETEDBialystok, 15-274, Poland
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Dzieciecy w Krakowie
WITHDRAWNKrakow, 30-663, Poland
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny UM we Wroclawiu
WITHDRAWNWroclaw, 50-556, Poland
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
COMPLETEDGdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos Children's Hospital Paediatrics Centre
COMPLETEDVilnius, LT-08406, Lithuania
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Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze
COMPLETEDPrague, Prague, 128 08, Czechia
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Wilf Children's Hospital Shaare Zedek Medical Center
COMPLETEDJerusalem, 9103102, Israel
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Wits Vaccines & Infectious Diseases Analytics (VIDA) Research Unit
RECRUITINGSoweto, Gauteng, 1862, South Africa
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