New stent showdown: can covered stents beat bare metal for kidney artery blockages?
NCT ID NCT07566065
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether covered stents are better than bare metal stents for people with narrowed kidney arteries caused by atherosclerosis. About 150 participants will be randomly assigned to one stent type and followed for 12 months to see changes in kidney function and blood pressure. The goal is to find the best way to treat this condition and reduce complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- covered stent (device) and bare metal stent (device)
- What this could lead to
- If covered stents prove better, this could become the preferred treatment for renal artery stenosis, helping control blood pressure and protect kidney function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study with only 150 participants, and results may not apply to all patients. Stent procedures carry risks like vessel damage or restenosis.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
- Ages
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40 to 80 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: * 1\) Renal artery diameter stenosis ≥60%; 2) Office systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg and/or office diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg on at least two separate days without antihypertensive medication, or office systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or office diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg while on three antihypertensive drugs at conventional doses; 3) Serum creatinine \< 264 μmol/L (3.0 mg/dL); 4) Affected kidney length ≥ 7.0 cm, with residual glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 10 mL/min; Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) Unstable clinical condition rendering the patient intolerant to revascularisation therapy; 2) Urinary protein ≥2+; 3) Contrast medium allergy; 4) Renal artery anatomy unsuitable for revascularisation therapy; 5) Reference vessel diameter \<3.5mm or \>8mm. 6)Patients with non-atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (such as fibromuscular dysplasia or Takayasu arteritis); 7)Reference vessel diameter \< 3.5 mm or \> 8 mm
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
15 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affilated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University
Dalian, Liaoning, 116001, China
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China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Lilin
Jilin City, 130033, China
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Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center , The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, 400016, China
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Frist Aiffiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037
Beijing, China
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Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330038, China
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Nanjing Pukou People's Hospital(Liangjiang Hospital Southeast University)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211800, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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Qingdao Hospital University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Qingdao Municipal Hospital)
Qingdao, Shandong, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610031, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150086, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Ha'erbin
Harbin, China
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Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450007, China
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