Why do some people with severe obesity develop kidney disease?
NCT ID NCT07830030
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers are following 480 adults with severe obesity in Guadeloupe and French Polynesia for five years. The study checks whether having metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions like high blood pressure and high blood sugar, raises the risk of chronic kidney disease, heart problems, diabetes, and death. The team also looks at gene variants tied to belly fat and kidney disease to see how they relate to these outcomes.
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 the study finds links between metabolic syndrome, gene variants, and kidney or heart complications, it could help doctors identify which people with severe obesity face the highest risk and guide earlier monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it can show associations but cannot prove cause and effect. Five years of follow-up may miss slower changes, and findings in Caribbean and Polynesian populations may not apply to other groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 480 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 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.
Who is studied
Individuals suffering from morbid obesity may be selected for the study at the outpatient or inpatient departments involved in the management of this metabolic disease. Patients will be enrolled at four sites: i) The Obesity-Nutrition Day Hospital at the Basse-Terre CMS in Guadeloupe; ii) The Medical Department at the NEM Clinic in Guadeloupe; iii) The SSR (Post-acute and Rehabilitation Care) Department at Ora Ora in French Polynesia; iv) The Medicine C Department at the Basse-Terre Hospital Center (CHBT) in Guadeloupe
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patient enrollment will be conducted consecutively. Individuals with a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m² or \> 35 kg/m² with at least one comorbidity (hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, joint pain, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, etc.) * With no history of bariatric surgery, or having undergone such a procedure more than 5 years ago * Aged 18 years or older * Informed of the study objectives and constraints and having provided written consent; residents of Guadeloupe or French Polynesia Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate Individuals with acute renal failure; those undergoing dialysis Those who have undergone bariatric surgery within the last 5 years Pregnant women, women in labor, and breastfeeding mothers Persons deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision; persons subject to psychiatric care Minors Adults subject to legal protection measures or unable to provide consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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NEM
Le Moule, Guadeloupe, 97160, Guadeloupe
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