Could water pills be the key to protecting kidneys and hearts?
NCT ID NCT05732727
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial is testing whether a blood pressure treatment plan that focuses on diuretics (water pills) works better than usual care for people with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease and uncontrolled high blood pressure. The study will include 720 participants and track outcomes like kidney failure, heart problems, and death. The goal is to see if this approach can reduce serious complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- diuretics (water pills)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a clearer, more effective treatment plan for controlling blood pressure in people with chronic kidney disease, potentially reducing the risk of kidney failure, heart problems, and death.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large phase 3 trial, but it is still testing a specific treatment algorithm. The results may not apply to all patients, and there is always a chance the diuretic-based approach is no better than standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 720 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female \>=18 years with a clinical frailty score ≤5 for patient aged over 80 * Advanced or moderate chronic kidney disease (eGFR 15 to 44.9 mL/min/1.73m² using CKD-EPI formula) * Arterial hypertension treated with at least one blood pressure lowering drug therapy among blockers of the renin-angiotensin system (ACEi or ARB), at the maximal posology tolerated by the patients stable since at least one month. Other blood pressure lowering drug therapies are tolerated in combination with or in the event of intolerance to ACE inhibitors or ARBs. * Uncontrolled office BP * Uncontrolled office BP (\>140 and/or 90 mmHg) confirmed by home blood pressure monitoring (\>135 and/or 85 mmHg) or Day-time Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring * Participant covered by or entitled to social security * Written informed consent obtained from the participant Exclusion Criteria: * Patient following any measures of legal presentation * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * woman of childbearing without a highly effective contraceptive measure (combined or progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation, intrauterine device or intrauterine hormone-releasing system) * Clinical signs of hypovolemia * Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension * Hyponatremia (\<130 mmol/L) * Dyskalemia (\<3,5 mmol/L or \>5,5 mmol/L) * Major adverse cardiovascular event during the last three months: myocardial infarction, heart failure hospitalization, stroke * Current medical history of cancer requiring chemotherapy * Solid organ transplantation * Two or more diuretic agents (loop diuretic, thiazides and thiazide-like diuretics) * Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists * Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease treated with Tolvaptan * Contraindication to diuretics involved in the algorithm * Severe heart failure (NYHA III\_IV) * Cirrhosis Child B-C
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
37 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AUB Santé foundation, Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, 29200, France
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AUB Santé foundation, Lorient
RECRUITINGLorient, 56100, France
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Department of Nephrology, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP
RECRUITINGParis, 75018, France
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Department of Nephrology, Departemental Hospital of Vendée
RECRUITINGLa Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France
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Department of Nephrology, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, AP-HP
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Chalon-sur-Saône
RECRUITINGChalon-sur-Saône, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Chartres
RECRUITINGChartres, 28630, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Colmar
RECRUITINGColmar, 68024, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Haguenau
RECRUITINGHaguenau, 67500, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Le Puy en Velay
RECRUITINGLe Puy-en-Velay, 43012, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Orléans
RECRUITINGOrléans, 45067, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Perpignan
RECRUITINGPerpignan, 66046, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Roubaix
RECRUITINGRoubaix, 59100, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Saint Malo
RECRUITINGSt-Malo, 35400, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67000, France
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Valenciennes
RECRUITINGValenciennes, 59322, France
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Department of Nephrology, Necker Hospital, AP-HP
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Department of Nephrology, Regional Hospital of Metz
RECRUITINGMetz, 57085, France
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Department of Nephrology, Régional Hospital of Mulhouse
RECRUITINGMulhouse, 68100, France
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Department of Nephrology, Tenon Hospital, AP-HP
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGParis, 75020, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Angers
RECRUITINGAngers, 49933, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Bordeaux
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33000, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, 29200, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, 63001, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Grenoble
RECRUITINGGrenoble, 38043, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Lille
RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Limoges
RECRUITINGLimoges, 87042, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Lyon
RECRUITINGLyon, 69003, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Marseille
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13005, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Nancy
RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Nîmes
RECRUITINGNîmes, 30029, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Reims
RECRUITINGReims, 51092, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Rennes
RECRUITINGRennes, 35033, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Rouen
RECRUITINGRouen, 76230, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Saint Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, 42270, France
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Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Tours
RECRUITINGTours, 37044, France
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ECHO Santé Association, Le Mans
RECRUITINGLe Mans, 72100, France
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ECHO Santé Association, Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, 44402, France
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ECHO Santé Association, Saint Herblain
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, 44819, France
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