New drug aims to save kidneys: 3,000-Patient trial launches
NCT ID NCT06866236
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a new drug called QRX3 in 3,000 people with chronic kidney disease whose kidney function is declining. The goal is to see if QRX3 can improve kidney function and slow the need for dialysis. Participants take QRX3 capsules, and researchers measure changes in kidney filtration rates and protein levels in urine over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QRX-3 (a drug that targets kidney function)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option to slow kidney decline and reduce the need for dialysis in people with chronic kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (phase 2/3) with a large but specific group of participants, so results may not apply to all kidney disease patients. The drug may not improve kidney function or could have side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 90 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: * Inclusion criteria * Patient with Chronic kidney disease * Estimated Glomerular function by MDRD of less than 60mls/min * Patients with declining renal function ( as measured by eGFR by MDRD ) * Rate of decline of eGFR over the last one year of less than 20% * Negative Serology markers for CKD etiology * Provider perceived adherence to study follow up Exclusion Criteria: Rapid rate of decline in kidney function of \> 20 % over last one year * Symptomatic renal failure * Presence of any suspected Acute renal failure superimposed * Presence of cast , hematuria, or abnormal urinalysis outside of simple UTI * No known reversible cause of renal decline
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
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Locations
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Neukidney Inc
Pasedena, Texas, 77504, United States
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