Can a lupus drug protect kidneys in IgA disease? new trial aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT06350630
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether hydroxychloroquine, a drug already used for lupus, can slow kidney function decline in people with IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease). About 334 adults with biopsy-confirmed IgA nephropathy and high protein in their urine will receive either hydroxychloroquine or a placebo for up to 2 years. The goal is to see if the drug helps preserve kidney function and reduce protein leakage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 334 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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.
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Social security affiliation * Signed informed consent * With biopsy proven IgA nephropathy (any vintage) * With at least one Oxford lesion (M, E, S, T, C) on last available kidney biopsy - With urine albumin/creatinine \> 300mg/g, * under maximal tolerated labeled dose of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors for at least 3 months * Sodium-Glucose Transport Protein 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors initiated at least 1 month before inclusion visit * Only patients treated with SGLT2i and RAAS dual therapy before inclusion * With estimate GFR above 15 mL/min/1,73m² (Chronic Kidney Disease - EPIdemiology collaboration CKD-EPI formula) * Woman in childbearing with a highly effective method of contraception * Agreement of woman in childbearing potential (WOCBP) to perform a urine pregnancy test every month until three months after the end of study treatment * Agreement of fertile male with WOCBP partner to use a condom for the duration of the study treatment up to 3 months after treatment the end of study treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary IgA nephropathy (Henoch Schonlein purpura, cirrhosis, inflammatory bowel disease) * Corticosteroid or immunosuppressive therapies in the past year before screening * Contra-indication to hydroxychloroquine (retinopathy, maculopathy, history of intolerance to hydroxychloroquine…) * Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pression\> 160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pression \>110 mmHg ) * Long QT interval and/or QT prolonging medicines * Pregnancy or lactation
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Conditions
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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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AP-HM Hôpital de la Conception
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13385, France
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APHP Hôpital Bichat
RECRUITINGParis, 75018, France
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APHP Hôpital de Tenon
RECRUITINGParis, 75020, France
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CHU Gabriel Montpied
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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CHU Lyon Sud
RECRUITINGPierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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CHU de Saint-Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, 42055, France
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Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGLyon, 69437, France
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