French study aims to uncover hidden patterns in rare kidney disease
NCT ID NCT04326218
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is gathering information from 400 adults in France diagnosed with membranous nephropathy, a rare kidney condition. Researchers will track how the disease progresses over one year, looking at remission rates and possible environmental or genetic risk factors. The goal is to better understand the disease, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
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.
- Ages
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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: * Age 18 years or more * Biopsy on a native kidney consistent with MN and/or positivity for serum anti-PLA2R1 and/or anti-THSD7A antibodies * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis error based on the kidney biopsy staining or on serology analyses for the positivity for anti-PLA2R1 and/or anti-THSD7A * Patients unable to give an informed consent * Patients withdrawing an informed consent
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nice, Hôpital de l'Archet
RECRUITINGNice, Alpes Maritime, 06200, France
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