Can a simple pill protect kids' kidneys? new trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT04741646

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a drug called ferric citrate can lower a harmful protein (FGF23) in children aged 6–18 with moderate chronic kidney disease. About 160 kids will take either the drug or a placebo for 12 months. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and helps control kidney disease complications.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic kidney disease chronic renal failure syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES

Contacts and locations

Locations

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
RECRUITING

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
RECRUITING

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4H4, Canada
Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITING

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
RECRUITING

The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County
RECRUITING

Orange, California, 92868, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITING

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Children's Medical Center, Dallas
RECRUITING

Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City
RECRUITING

Kansas City, Missouri, 64110, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
RECRUITING

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
Cohen's Childrens
RECRUITING

New York, New York, 11040, United States
Duke
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Durham, North Carolina, 27708, United States
Emory University
RECRUITING

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
Indiana U
RECRUITING

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
Nationwide Children's
RECRUITING

Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
OHSU
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
SickKids
RECRUITING

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1E8, Canada
UTH
RECRUITING

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
University of California, Los Angeles
RECRUITING

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITING

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
Washington U
RECRUITING

St Louis, Missouri, 63130, United States

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