Could a kidney cell injection slow Diabetes-Related kidney failure?
NCT ID NCT05018416
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental cell therapy called REACT (rilparencel) in 53 adults with type 1 or 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. The therapy involves injecting a person's own kidney cells into their kidneys to see if it can slow the loss of kidney function. The goal is to improve safety and delay the need for dialysis or transplant.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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53 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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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30 to 80 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female aged 30 to 80 years, inclusive, on the date informed consent is signed. 2. Clinical diagnosis of Type1 Diabetes Mellitus or Type2 Diabetes Mellitus, controlled per institutional standard of care. 3. The subject has a clinical diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy as the underlying cause of renal disease (diagnosis does not have to be confirmed via renal biopsy). 4. The subject has a serum glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level less than 10% at the Screening Visit. 5. The subject has a documented clinical diagnosis of an eGFR between 20 and 50 mL/min/1.73m² inclusive not requiring renal dialysis. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The subject has a history of renal transplantation. 2. The subject has a mean systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mmHg and/or mean diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mmHg at screening. Subjects with blood pressure outside of this range prior to biopsy/injection may continue if approved by the Medical Monitor. 3. The subject has hemoglobin levels less than 10 g/dL and is not responsive to the standard medical intervention for Chronic Kidney Disease-related anemia prior to randomization.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boise Kidney and Hypertension Institute - Frenova
Nampa, Idaho, 83687, United States
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Kidney Associates of Colorado, P.C. - Frenova
Denver, Colorado, 80210-5073, United States
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Nephrology Associates
Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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Nephrology and Hypertension Associates Ltd - Frenova
Tupelo, Mississippi, 38801-6560, United States
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Paragon Health, PC d/b/a Nephrology Center, PC - Frenova
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007-3889, United States
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