Massive kidney trial aims to revolutionize how we test treatments
NCT ID NCT07595952
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
APT-KIDNEY is a large, flexible clinical trial platform designed to test multiple treatments for advanced kidney disease more efficiently. It will enroll up to 5,000 adults with severe kidney problems or those on dialysis. By using electronic health records and adaptive methods, the platform aims to produce faster, more practical evidence to improve care.
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 platform could speed up testing of many kidney disease treatments, leading to faster, more reliable answers about what works.
- What could go wrong
- This is a trial framework, not a single treatment test. It hasn't started recruiting yet, and its success depends on many future domain-specific trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2066
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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.
Eligibility Criteria - Inclusion 1. Adults with age ≥18 years 2. eGFR \<30 ml/min/1.73m² for ≥3 months or end-stage kidney disease on dialysis or Kidney transplant with functioning graft (any eGFR) 3. Ability to provide informed consent 4. Meets eligibility criteria for at least one currently active APT-KIDNEY domain Eligibility Criteria - Exclusion 1. Refusal to provide informed consent 2. Participation in another interventional trial whose protocol prohibits co-enrollment in APT-KIDNEY 3. Any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, makes participation in any APT-KIDNEY domain unsafe or impractical
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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