New blood test may reveal bone health in kids on dialysis
NCT ID NCT07007338
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new, non-invasive method using calcium isotope ratios in blood to see if the drug cinacalcet improves bone calcium balance in children aged 3-17 who are on dialysis and have secondary hyperparathyroidism. Researchers will measure these ratios before and three months after starting cinacalcet. The goal is to find a better way to monitor bone health without invasive procedures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cinacalcet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a non-invasive way to monitor bone health in children on dialysis, helping doctors tailor treatments like cinacalcet more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study (20 participants) that only measures a biomarker, not clinical outcomes. The isotope method is still experimental and may not translate into direct patient benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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.
Who is studied
This study will involve children above 3 years of age on maintenance dialysis (hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, peritoneal dialysis) who begin treatment with cinacalcet.
- Ages
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3 to 17 years
- 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: * Children from 3 to 17 years of age * On maintenance dialysis : hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, peritoneal dialysis * Patient who begin treatment with cinacalcet based on the 2019 European guidelines and at the discretion of the treating physician * With normal QTc interval on electrocardiogram * With total serum calcium \>2.40 mmol/L * With heamoglobin \> 8g/dl * Non - opposition from parents/legal guardians Exclusion Criteria: * Children \< 12 kg * Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision * Persons under psychiatric care * Persons admitted to a health or social institution for purposes other than research * Persons not affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiaries of a similar scheme * Persons participating in other interventional research with an exclusion period still in progress at pre-inclusion * Patients who received cinacalcet with 3 months prior inclusion
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
RECRUITINGBron, 69500, France
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Service de Néphrologie - Transplantation - Hémodialyse pédiatrique Hôpital Robert Debré
RECRUITINGParis, 75019, France
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Service de Néphrologie pédiatrique Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades
RECRUITINGParis, 75012, France
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Service de Pédiatrie CHU de Bordeaux
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33000, France
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Service de pédiatrie 1 CHU Hautepierre
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67000, France
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Service de pédiatrie multidisciplinaire CHU de Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34295, France
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Unité de néphrologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Archet 2, CHU de Nice
RECRUITINGNice, 06202, France
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