Real-World data on kidney drug finerenone in chinese patients
NCT ID NCT07124039
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study analyzed electronic health records from over 6,500 patients in China who started taking finerenone for chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes. Researchers tracked kidney function, potassium levels, and side effects like high potassium. The goal was to see how the drug performs in everyday medical practice, not just in controlled trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Finerenone (Kerendia)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide doctors with better information on how to safely use finerenone in everyday practice for patients with diabetic kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to patients outside of China.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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6,537 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
Adult patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus who initiate finerenone treatment in China
- 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 * Minimum of 12 months continuous enrolment before the index date in the database with medical and pharmacy coverage measured as continuously receiving medical care from health providers contributing to the electronic health record system * No recorded prescription of finerenone prior to the index date * Age 18 years or older as of the index date * Diabetic kidney disease diagnosis by diagnosis texts at any point before (and including) the index date, OR * T2D diagnosis at any point before (and including) the index date using the same algorithms as in previous studies of the FIRST program, AND * CKD stages 2-4 related to eligibility will be defined according to the presence of the following criteria at any point before (and including) the index date: * A diagnosis code/text indicating CKD stage 2, 3, 4, or stage unspecified OR * Two UACR test results ≥30 mg/g separated by at least 90 days and no more than 548 days. OR • Two different eGFR test results ≥15 mL/min/1.73 m2 AND \<60 mL/min/1.73 m2 separated by at least 90 days and no more than 548 days. Exclusion criteria * Type 1 diabetes mellitus identified by diagnosis codes/texts in the patient record on or before the index date * Kidney cancer identified by diagnosis codes/texts on or before the index date * Kidney failure on or before the index date, defined as: * Two different eGFR test results \<15 mL/min/1.73 m2 separated by at least 90 days and no more than 548 days OR * Dependence on dialysis (at least 3 sessions over at least 90 days during the baseline period) OR * A diagnosis code/text indicating kidney failure or CKD stage 5 OR * A recorded diagnosis indicating kidney transplant
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Inspur Tianjin Regional Electronic Health Records Database
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 301799, China
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