Could your gut bacteria hold the key to protecting your kidneys?
NCT ID NCT06833541
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates the link between gut bacteria and diabetic kidney disease, a common complication of type 2 diabetes. Researchers will analyze blood, urine, and stool samples from 556 adults with the condition to look for bacterial and metabolic markers. The goal is to understand how gut flora imbalances contribute to kidney damage and to find less invasive ways to detect the disease early, potentially guiding future treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multi-omics analysis (microbiome, metabolomics, genomics) and bacterio-drug interaction control mechanism
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify gut-derived markers for early detection of diabetic kidney disease and point to new strategies that restore gut flora balance to slow kidney damage.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Findings may not translate into a treatment, and the complex data may not yield clear, actionable markers.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Changsha, Hunan, 410007, China
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