Lab cells could predict kidney relapse in transplant patients
NCT ID NCT06718894
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to see if a special cell culture system can detect a substance in the blood that causes protein leakage in the urine of people with a kidney condition called nephrotic syndrome. Researchers will compare blood and urine samples from 150 participants, including patients with the condition, healthy volunteers, and people with other kidney diseases. The goal is to improve understanding of the disease and test potential treatments in the lab.
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Study facts
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- 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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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 Criteria: * Signature of informed consent for study participation * One of the following conditions: 1. Patients with primary podocytopathies (with a histological diagnosis of FSGS or MCD) showing clinical and/or histological evidence of post-transplant recurrence. 2. Patients with primary podocytopathies (with a histological diagnosis of FSGS or MCD) without clinical and/or histological evidence of post-transplant recurrence. 3. Patients with primary podocytopathies in their native kidneys in an active clinical phase of the disease. 4. Patients with podocytopathies presenting clinical features compatible with a secondary form due to another condition. 5. Patients with glomerulonephritis other than primary podocytopathies (e.g., IgA nephropathy, systemic lupus erythematosus, membranous nephropathy). 6. Patients with no history of renal diseases Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects affected by primary podocytopathies or other glomerulonephritides in clinical remission or with ESRD (eGFR \< 15 ml/min) and/or on renal replacement therapy * Individuals unable to understand and consent to the study procedures * Any clinical condition that, according to the investigator's judgment, could compromise patient safety during study participation
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
RECRUITINGMilan, 20122, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
RECRUITINGPavia, Italy
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