Simple blood test may flag heart danger in kidney patients
NCT ID NCT07141628
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will measure levels of lipoprotein A, a type of fat in the blood, in 300 people with stage 4 chronic kidney disease. Researchers want to see if high levels are linked to future heart attacks, strokes, or worsening kidney function over 18 months. The goal is to find a better way to identify which patients are at highest risk.
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
- If successful, this study could show that measuring lipoprotein A helps doctors better predict heart and kidney risks in people with chronic kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks for links, not causes, and the 18-month follow-up may be too short to see clear patterns.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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
Patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease without replacement therapy followed as outpatients at Nîmes University Hospital.
- Ages
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18 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: * The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * Patient being followed at the Nîmes University Hospital for stage 4 chronic kidney disease without replacement therapy * Patient available for follow-up at 18 months Exclusion Criteria: * The subject is participating in an interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The subject refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * Familial hypercholesterolemia * Morbid obesity (BMI \> 40 kg/m2). * Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons receiving psychiatric care, and persons admitted to a health or social care facility for purposes other than research (Article L1121-6 of the French Public Health Code)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
Nîmes, 30029, France
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