Scientists hunt for genes behind rare kidney condition
NCT ID NCT00925379
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how often kidney hypodysplasia (a condition where one or both kidneys are small and underdeveloped) runs in families. Researchers collected DNA from 342 children aged 3 months to 18 years to try to find genes that may cause the condition. The goal was to better understand its genetic basis, not to test a treatment.
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 successful, this study could help identify genes linked to kidney hypodysplasia, paving the way for future genetic testing or understanding of the condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not find clear genetic links, and any findings would need much more research before they could help patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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342 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Apr 2009
- Finished
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Jul 2014
- 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
Children with a bilateral renal hypodysplasia
- Ages
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3 months to 18 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 : \- Children aged more than 3 months and less than 18 years old with a renal bilateral HYPODYSPLASIA set by renal ultrasound examination : * renal size \< -2DS * with/or hyperechogenicity or lack of cortical-medullary differentiation * with/or renal cysts Exclusion criteria : * Bladder uropathy or sus-bladder uropathy * Recessive or dominant renal polycystic disease * Bardet-Biedl syndrome and other malformative syndromes except renal coloboma syndrome, Renal cysts and diabetes syndrome RCAD * Lack of written informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Necker Hospital
Paris, 75015, France