Simple test may reveal hidden kidney strength
NCT ID NCT06572215
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests easier methods to measure how well the kidneys can handle extra work (kidney reserve). It involves 44 adults with sickle cell kidney disease or who have donated a kidney. Participants take a protein drink, and researchers check changes in a blood test called eGFR after 2 hours.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 44 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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
: 44 Participants
- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patients with sickle cell nephropathy, diagnosed clinically or histologically. Sickle Cell patients will be confirmed Hb SS and eGFR (CKD-EPI) ≥ 135 ml/min/1.73m2 OR * Previous living kidney donation * Age ≥ 4No contraindication or known allergy to any trial medications. * Willing and able to provide written informed consent Exclusion: * Aged \< 40 * Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent * Breastfeeding or pregnant women * Patients involved in other interventional research studies.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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King's College Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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