Bee products take on blood pressure and kidney disease
NCT ID NCT06288204
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether taking green propolis extract and royal jelly together can reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in people with high blood pressure or chronic kidney disease. Over two months, 153 participants will take capsules of the supplements or a placebo. Researchers will measure changes in blood markers and gut bacteria to see if these natural products help manage the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- green propolis extract and royal jelly (dietary supplements)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple dietary supplement to help manage inflammation and oxidative stress in people with high blood pressure or chronic kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 153 participants, and it tests dietary supplements, not a drug. The results may not lead to a proven treatment, and supplements can interact with medications.
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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 153 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 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: * patients in stages 3 and 5 of CKD (GFR from 15 to 59 mL/min), * patients receiving ambulatorial nutrition treatment at least 6 months * patients on regular Hemodialysis treatment for at least 6 months * patients using one to three antihypertensive drugs Exclusion Criteria: * autoimmune and infectious diseases, * diabetes * cancer * AIDS * pregnant women * patients using catabolic drugs or antibiotics; * patients with catheter access to hemodialysis; * patients using antioxidant vitamin supplements, prebiotics, probiotics, symbiotic, * Patients on regular intake of propolis who are allergic to corn starch or report being allergic to bee stings. * patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and/or cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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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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Denise Mafra
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 22260050, Brazil
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Denise Mafra
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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