Worldwide kidney study tracks 6,000 patients to unlock disease secrets
NCT ID NCT04389827
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed nearly 6,000 people with kidney disease from around the world. Researchers collected routine test results like kidney function and protein in urine to better understand how the disease progresses. The goal was to gather information, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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5,999 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2020
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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
Participants will be recruited from units that provide a comprehensive nephrology service
- Ages
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2 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. Documented diagnosis of primary kidney disease 2. Regular visits (6-12 monthly) with a physician at a participating site that includes the monitoring of protein in urine and kidney function 3. eGFR \> 25 ml/min/1.73m2 4. ≥ 2 to ≥ 80 years of age 5. One of the following laboratory urine parameters within 12 months of screening meeting the values of: * Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio (UACR) \> 200 mg/g OR * Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio (PCR) \> 300 mg/g OR * Albumin Excretion Rate (AER) \> 200 mg/day OR * 24 hour Albumin Excretion \> 200 mg/day OR * 24 hour Urine Protein Excretion \> 300 mg/day 6. Willing and able to sign informed consent 7. Willing to be approached about participation in interventional research studies Exclusion Criteria: 1. Life-expectancy of less than 6 months 2. Currently receiving renal replacement therapy or planned to start in the next 6 months 3. Planned transplant in the next 6 months 4. Currently participating in a clinical trial involving investigational medicinal product (exception is participation in studies implemented through the GKPTN)
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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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The George Institute
Sydney, New South Wales, 2031, Australia
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