New drug cocktail aims to slow kidney disease
NCT ID NCT06350123
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding balcinrenone to the standard drug dapagliflozin helps people with chronic kidney disease more than dapagliflozin alone. 324 adults with kidney disease and protein in their urine took either a combination pill or dapagliflozin alone for 12 weeks. Researchers measured changes in urine protein levels to see if the combo works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- balcinrenone combined with dapagliflozin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more effective treatment option for chronic kidney disease by reducing protein in urine better than current standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early dose-finding study (Phase IIb) with only 324 participants. The combination may not prove significantly better than dapagliflozin alone, and side effects or tolerability issues could emerge.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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324 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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May 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.
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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: - Age ≥ 18 years old - Diagnosis of CKD and eGFR ≥ 25 to \< 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. - UACR \> 100 mg/g (10 mg/mmol) to ≤ 5000 mg/g (500 mg/mmol). - Serum potassium ≥ 3.5 mmol/L to ≤ 5.0 mmol/L. - Stable RAAS inhibitors treatment for 4 weeks before screening. Participants who cannot tolerate or are not treated with RAAS inhibitors can also participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: - Uncontrolled arterial hypertension (SBP \> 160 mmHg or DBP \> 100 mmHg). - Hypotension defined as SBP \< 100 mmHg. - Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, lupus nephritis or ANCA-associated vasculitis or other nephropathies that are unstable or progress rapidly. - Cytotoxic or immunomodulatory therapy within 6 months prior to screening, or current, or planned within 6 months following randomization. - History of solid organ or bone marrow transplantation - Recent (90 d prior to screening) or ongoing dialysis, or likely need for dialysis within 3 months following randomization. - Myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, stroke or transient ischaemic attack within the previous 12 weeks. - Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) or uncontrolled type 2 DM. - Hepatic disease, including active hepatitis, and/or hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class B-C; or any of AST or ALT \> 3 × ULN; or TBL \> 2 × ULN. - Serum HCO3 \< 18 mmol/L at screening. - Adrenal insufficiency (eg, Addison's disease, prolonged use of glucocorticoids). - Any use of the following within 4 weeks prior to screening: - MRA (or planned initiation of MRA treatment), potassium sparing diuretic, potassium binders, fludrocortisone. - Strong or moderate CYP3A4 inducers or inhibitors prohibited at least 1 week prior to randomisation and during treatment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
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Sheffield, Alabama, 35660, United States
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Glendale, California, 91206, United States
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Waterbury, Connecticut, 06708, United States
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Hialeah, Florida, 33012, United States
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Miami Lakes, Florida, 33014, United States
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Annapolis, Maryland, 21401, United States
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New Bern, North Carolina, 28562, United States
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El Paso, Texas, 79935, United States
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Houston, Texas, 77079, United States
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Houston, Texas, 77099, United States
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San Antonio, Texas, 78212, United States
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Ogden, Utah, 84405, United States
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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84115, United States
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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84124, United States
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Norfolk, Virginia, 23504, United States
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Linz, 4021, Austria
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Sankt Pölten, 3100, Austria
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Vienna, 1030, Austria
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Vienna, 1130, Austria
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Vienna, 1190, Austria
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Vienna, A-1090, Austria
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Wels, 4600, Austria
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Porto Alegre, 90020-090, Brazil
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São Paulo, 01228-000, Brazil
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São Paulo, 04012-909, Brazil
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São Paulo, 04038-031, Brazil
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São Paulo, 05403-9000, Brazil
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Burgas, 8018, Bulgaria
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Dobrich, 9300, Bulgaria
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Pleven, 5800, Bulgaria
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Plovdiv, 4000, Bulgaria
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Sofia, 1680, Bulgaria
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London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
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Waterloo, Ontario, N2T 0C1, Canada
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Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5, Canada
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Québec, Quebec, G1R 2J6, Canada
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Changchun, 130021, China
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Changzhou, 213004, China
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Shanghai, 200032, China
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Shanghai, 200050, China
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Tianjin, 300050, China
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Bari, 70124, Italy
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Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Genoa, 16132, Italy
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Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Ageo, 362-8588, Japan
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Fujisawa-shi, 251-0041, Japan
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Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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Koga-shi, 306-0232, Japan
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Koshigaya-shi, 343-8577, Japan
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Kumamoto, 860-0008, Japan
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Nagasaki, 852-8034, Japan
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Nagoya, 451-8511, Japan
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Okinawa-shi, 904-2143, Japan
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Takamatsu, 760-0076, Japan
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Zentsuji-shi, 765-8507, Japan
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Ipoh, 30990, Malaysia
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Johor Bahru, 80100, Malaysia
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Kajang, 43000, Malaysia
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Kota Bharu, 15586, Malaysia
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Kuala Terengganu, 20400, Malaysia
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Bialystok, 15-481, Poland
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Grodzisk Mazowiecki, 05-825, Poland
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Leżajsk, 37-300, Poland
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Szczecin, 70-111, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-798, Poland
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Żywiec, 34-300, Poland
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Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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Palma de Mallorca, 07010, Spain
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Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Kaohsiung City, 80756, Taiwan
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New Taipei City, 220, Taiwan
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Taichung, 40201, Taiwan
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Tainan, 710, Taiwan
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Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
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Taipei, 11490, Taiwan
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Ankara, 06340, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Gaziantep, 27310, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kahramanmaraş, 46100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kayseri, 38039, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kocaeli, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Dundee, DDS 1SY, United Kingdom
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London, N18 1QX, United Kingdom
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Newquay, TR7 1RU, United Kingdom
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Nottingham, NG9 6DX, United Kingdom
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Haiphong, 180000, Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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Hochiminh City, 700000, Vietnam
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