10,000 kidneys under the microscope: registry maps IgA Nephropathy's course
NCT ID NCT03001947
First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers in China are enrolling people with biopsy-confirmed primary IgA nephropathy into a long-term registry. Participants are followed once a year, with baseline and follow-up details recorded in a database. The study tracks deaths from any cause and heart-related deaths, plus a combined kidney measure of doubled creatinine and end-stage renal failure. The goal is to understand how the disease progresses across a large group of patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- A detailed picture of how IgA nephropathy progresses could help doctors identify who faces the highest risk of kidney failure and guide future treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This registry only observes patients and does not test any treatment, so it cannot prove what works. Findings from one country's hospitals may not apply to patients elsewhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Nov 2012
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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
Biopsy-proven primary IgAN patients
- Ages
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14 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: 1. Biopsy-proven primary IgAN patients; 2. age ≥14 years old 3. Adequate biopsy sample containing ≥8 glomeruli. Exclusion Criteria: Secondary causes of mesangial IgA deposition, such as Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, liver cirrhosis and et al; eGFR≤15ml/min/1.73m2 at biopsy.
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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
1 site. 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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The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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